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超过

to surpass

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chao1guo4 • chāoguò

Meaning

Primary

to surpass

Alternatives

surpass, surpassing, surpassed, surpasses, exceed, to exceed

Mnemonic

超过 To surpass a target, simply work 超 super hard so that you 过 pass it and go far beyond it.

Usage

他 超过 了 我 的 期望。

He surpassed my expectations.

不要 超过 速限。

Don't surpass the speed limit.

超过 一 个 小时

to surpass one hour