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Surpass in Chinese

to surpass · HSK 4

超过 chāo guò

  1. 超 chāo to exceed
  2. 过 guò to cross

今天气温超过了三十度。 Today the temperature went above thirty degrees.

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How do you say surpass in Chinese?

Surpass in Chinese is 超过 (chāo guò). You can also say 超 (chāo), 超越 (chāo yuè), 胜 (shèng).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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