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越过

yuè guò

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 越過

越过 (yuè guò) means "to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 越过 means

1. to cross over
2. to transcend
3. to cover distance
4. to overcome
5. to rise above

The characters in 越过

• 越yuèto exceed; to climb over; to surpass
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)

Example sentences

• 禁止越过白线。
  It is forbidden to cross the white line.
• 水道如树枝般越过了平原。
  Shuǐdào rú shùzhī bān yuèguò le píngyuán.
  The waterways branch out across the plain.
• 我们的球越过了栅栏，掉到了工地里。
  Our ball went over the fence and landed on the building site.
• 他克服了种种困难和挫折，终于成功一个人越过了南极洲。
  Tā kèfú le zhǒngzhǒng kùnnan hé cuòzhé, zhōngyú chénggōng yīgèrén yuèguò le Nánjízhōu.
  He overcame all sorts of hardship and setbacks to succeed in a solo crossing of Antarctica.
• 这女孩的眼睛闪烁着光亮, 这个暗示让她可爱的猫图案自动铅笔越过了她的笔记本。
  Zhè nǚhái de yǎnjing shǎnshuò zhe guāngliàng, zhège ànshì ràng tā kě'ài de māo tú'àn zìdòngqiānbǐ yuèguò le tā de bǐjìběn.
  The girl, her eyes shining brightly from that single hint, makes her cute cat-motif automatic pencil run across her notebook.
• 假设 A 和 B 之间有一座高山，那就要考虑一下，路线应该越过高山、穿过高山，还是直接从山旁绕过呢？
  Jiǎshè A hé bī zhījiān yǒu yī zuò gāoshān, nà jiùyào kǎolǜ yīxià, lùxiàn yīnggāi yuèguò gāoshān, chuānguò gāoshān, háishi zhíjiē cóng shān páng ràoguò ne?
  If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.

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