超过
to exceed; to surpass
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HSK level
- Pinyin
- chāoguò
- Part of speech
- verb
- Level
- HSK 4
- Strokes
- 18
- Register
- neutral
- In episodes
- 3
Stroke order for 超过
超过 is written with 18 strokes (超: 12, 过: 6). The animation replays automatically.
What does 超过 mean?
超过 (chāoguò) is a verb meaning 'to exceed,' 'to surpass,' or 'to go beyond' a limit, quantity, or another person.
It is neutral in register and appears constantly in everyday, business, and written contexts — describing numbers ('exceed 100 people'), time ('over an hour'), speed limits, budgets, or one person overtaking another in a ranking or race. The character 超 already means 'to overtake / super,' and 过 adds the sense of passing beyond.
Two things differ from English: 超过 is a single verb, so you say 超过一百 ('exceed one hundred') without a preposition like 'over,' and it takes a direct object rather than needing 'than.' When comparing people, 超过 means to outdo or overtake them, close to English 'surpass,' but it can also literally mean physically passing a car on the road.
Character by character
Memory hook: 超 (super) + 过 (pass) — to 'super-pass' a limit, i.e. go beyond it.
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超过 appears in 3 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.
今年投进英国初创公司的钱超过二百六十亿美元。
This year, more than $26 billion has been invested in British startups.
Sequoia Capital Exits London as UK Venture Capital Chases AI 'Adonises' — Record $26bn Invested but Fewer Deals
这比去年多了差不多一倍，第一次超过二十亿。
This is about 1 times more than last year, exceeding 2 billion for the first time.
Palantir Profit Soars as U.S. Commercial Revenue Overtakes Government Business for the First Time
这些年轻球员超过了全部球员的一半。
These young players made up more than half of all players.
Wuxi Beat Changzhou 2-1 to Win First Jiangsu City Football League Title Before Record 62,356 CrowdElementary
Example sentences
这个班超过三十个学生。
Zhège bān chāoguò sānshí ge xuésheng.
This class has more than thirty students.
neutral
别开太快，不要超过速度限制。
Bié kāi tài kuài, búyào chāoguò sùdù xiànzhì.
Don't drive too fast, don't go over the speed limit.
spoken
今年的销售额超过了去年。
Jīnnián de xiāoshòu'é chāoguò le qùnián.
This year's sales exceeded last year's.
written
他跑得很快，一下子就超过了我。
Tā pǎo de hěn kuài, yíxiàzi jiù chāoguò le wǒ.
He runs fast and overtook me in an instant.
spoken
Common phrases with 超过
Synonyms
超越 is more abstract and formal — surpassing limits, transcending boundaries, or bettering a rival in an elevated sense. 超过 is the plain, everyday choice for exceeding a number or overtaking someone.
胜过 means 'to be better than / to win over' and stresses superiority in quality. 超过 stresses going past a quantity or position, not necessarily being better.
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