Meaning
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
Chinese: 超过、越过；越发。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yue” becomes a different word in each tone. 越 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 越来越yuè lái yuèmore and more
- 超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- 穿越chuān yuèto pass through; to traverse; to cross
- 卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
- 优越yōu yuèsuperior; superiority
Example Sentence
他跑得越来越快。Tā pǎo de yuè lái yuè kuài.He runs faster and faster.
他Tāhe跑pǎo(of an animal) to paw (the得de(verb complement)越来越yuè lái yuèmore and more快kuàirapid。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The run radical 走 plus 戉 (sound): to stride over — ‘to cross, go over, exceed, surpass; the more…the more (越…越…); to be excited; Vietnam (越南); the ancient state of Yue’ (超越, 越来越, 跨越).
A way to remember it
To stride (走) over — to exceed; 越来越 (more and more).