超过chāo guòto surpass

1. 1.

   to surpassverb

2. 2.

   to exceedverb

3. 3.

   to outstripverb

• 超to exceed
• 过to go over

超过 is often followed by a number or amount; 不超过 means "no more than."

1. HSK 5

   今天的气温超过了三十度。

   Jīntiān de qìwēn chāoguò le sānshí dù.

   Today's temperature went over thirty degrees.

2. HSK 5

   这本书超过五百页。

   Zhè běn shū chāoguò wǔbǎi yè.

   This book is over five hundred pages.

3. HSK 5

   他跑得很快，超过了我。

   Tā pǎo de hěn kuài, chāoguò le wǒ.

   He ran very fast and passed me.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这个箱子可以带上飞机吗？

   Zhège xiāngzi kěyǐ dàishang fēijī ma?

   Can I take this suitcase on the plane?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   不能超过二十公斤，你的有二十三公斤。

   Bù néng chāoguò èrshí gōngjīn, nǐ de yǒu èrshísān gōngjīn.

   It can't be over twenty kilos; yours is twenty-three.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我拿出来几件衣服吧。

   Nà wǒ ná chūlái jǐ jiàn yīfu ba.

   Then I'll take out a few pieces of clothing.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，你也可以放在我的箱子里。

   Hǎo, nǐ yě kěyǐ fàng zài wǒ de xiāngzi li.

   OK, you can also put them in my suitcase.

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Related words

• 通过tōng guòto pass (a test)HSK 4
• 错过cuò guòto miss (train, opportunity etc)HSK 4
• 不过bú guòbut; howeverHSK 4
• 过程guò chéngcourse of events; processHSK 4
• 经过jīng guòto pass; to go throughHSK 3
• 难过nán guòto feel sadHSK 3

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