超过 meaning in English

chāoguò

to surpass; to exceed

HSK 2verbTraditional 超過18 strokes

Meaning of 超过

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chāoguò

to surpass
to exceed
to outstrip

How to use 超过

超过 is used for numbers, amounts, people, and vehicles going beyond something. It often takes a direct object or a number. Example: 今天的温度超过三十度。(Jīntiān de wēndù chāoguò sānshí dù.) Today's temperature is over thirty degrees.

超 (chāo) means to leap beyond, and 过 (guò) means to pass. Put them together and you get going past a limit: to surpass or exceed.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes add 比 and say 他比我超过, but 超过 already means more than, so just say 他超过了我 (tā chāoguò le wǒ). Also do not confuse it with 经过 (jīngguò), which means to pass by or go through, not to exceed.

超过 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ在zài哪nǎ里lǐ超chāo过guò了le他tā们men？

Where did you overtake them?

他tā已yǐ经jīng超chāo过guò四sì十shí岁suì了le。

He is past forty.

我wǒ猜cāi她tā超chāo过guò三sān十shí岁suì了le。

I guess that she is over thirty.

我wǒ的de书shū不bù超chāo过guò十shí本běn。

I have not more than ten books.

她tā不bù可kě能néng超chāo过guò30岁suì了le。

She cannot be over thirty.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

超 chāo · to exceed · 12 strokes

过 guò · to cross · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 超过.

不过	bùguò	only; merely
过来	guòlái	to come over; to manage
过去	guòqù	(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
通过	tōngguò	to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
经过	jīngguò	to pass; to go through
难过	nánguò	to feel sad; to feel unwell
见过	jiànguo
走过	zǒuguò	to walk past; to pass by
超市	chāoshì	supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場\|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3])
过年	guònián	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
超级	chāojí	super-; ultra-
过程	guòchéng	course of events; process

Questions about 超过

What does 超过 mean?

超过 (chāoguò) means "to surpass; to exceed" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 超过?

超过 is made of 2 characters: 超 (12 strokes), 过 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 超过 an HSK word?

Yes. 超过 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 超过 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 超过 is written 超過.

Does 超过 include the number itself, like 'at least'?

No. 超过 means more than, so 超过十个 means more than ten, not ten or more. To say ten or more, use 十个以上 or 至少十个.

Can 超过 be used for overtaking a car?

Yes. 他开车超过了前面的车 means he passed the car in front. In traffic contexts you will also see the shorter verb 超车 (chāochē).