超过
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
超过 (chāoguò) · to exceed
超过 (chāoguò) means “to exceed; to pass; more than”. It is written with 2 characters: 超 (to jump over) + 过 (to pass). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 超过 is built
The characters
超 chāo · to jump over
What 超 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 召 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
过 guò · to pass
What 过 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 咼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的成绩超过了我。Tā de chéngjì chāoguò le wǒ.His grades are better than mine now.
这个包超过十斤了吗？Zhège bāo chāoguò shí jīn le ma?Does this bag weigh more than ten jin?
Questions about 超过
What does 超过 mean?
超过 (chāoguò) means “to exceed; to pass; more than”.
How do you pronounce 超过?
超过 is pronounced chāoguò.
Which HSK level is 超过?
超过 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 超市chāoshìsupermarket
- 超级chāojísuper
- 超越chāoyuèto surpass
- 高超gāochāosuperb
- 不过bùguòbut
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 过去guòqùthe past
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
Learn 超过 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.