越
yuè
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
Other reading: Yuè
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南
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Examples
汤姆是一个越军退役军人。
Tāng mǔ shì yī ge yuè jūn tuì yì jūn rén.
Tom is a Vietnam veteran.
你知道的越少越好，好吗？
Nǐ zhī dào de yuè shǎo yuè hǎo, hǎo ma?
The less you know, the better, OK?
我们越老，记忆力就越差。
Wǒ men yuè lǎo, jì yì lì jiù yuè chà.
The older we become, the worse our memory gets.
Words with this character
越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more超越 chāo yuè to surpass穿越 chuān yuè to traverse越过 yuè guò to cross over跨越 kuà yuè to step across卓越 zhuó yuè outstanding优越 yōu yuè superior越发 yuè fā increasingly越野 yuè yě to travel cross-country百越 Bǎi Yuè Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups北越 Běi yuè northern Vietnam南越 Nán Yuè South Vietnam吴越 Wú Yuè states of south China in different historical periods越城 Yuè chéng see 越城区 Yuè chéng Qū越飞 Yuè fēi Adolph Abramovich Joffe, Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China越共 Yuè gòng Communist Party of Vietnam越国 Yuè guó Yue state越剧 Yuè jù Shaoxing opera越南 Yuè nán Vietnam越侨 Yuè qiáo Vietnamese resident in other countries越式 Yuè shì Vietnamese-style越文 Yuè wén Vietnamese written language越西 Yuè xī see 越西县 Yuè xī Xiàn