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超过 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say chāo guò slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
超过用于表示数量、时间或程度上的超越。
chāo guò yòng yú biǎoshì shùliàng、shíjiān huò gèdù shàng de yúyuán。
超过 is used to indicate a surpass in quantity, time, or degree.
Context note
超过常用于描述数量或程度上的超越，比如成绩、年龄等。
chāo guò cháng yòng yú miáo huì shùliàng huò gèdù shàng de yúyuán, bǐrú chéngjī、niánlíng děng。
超过 is commonly used to describe a surpass in quantity or degree, such as grades and age.
5 examples
他的年龄超过了30岁。
tā de nián líng chāo guò le 3 0 suì。
His age has exceeded 30 years.
这个月的销售额超过了一百万。
zhè ge yuè de xiāo shòu é chāo guò le yì bǎi wàn。
This month's sales have surpassed one million dollars.
他的成绩超过了去年的成绩。
tā de chéng jì chāo guò le qù nián de chéng jì。
His grades have exceeded last year's.
这个项目已经超过了预算。
zhè ge xiàng mù yǐ jīng chāo guò le yù suàn。
The project has already exceeded the budget.
这本书的销量超过了一千本。
zhè běn shū de xiāo liàng chāo guò le yì qiān běn。
This book's sales have surpassed one thousand copies.
5 mini stories
小明的成绩超过了去年，他很高兴。去年是85分，今年是90分。
xiǎo míng de chéng jì chāo guò le qù nián， tā hěn gāo xìng。 qù nián shì 8 5 fēn， jīn nián shì 9 0 fēn。
Xiaoming's grades exceeded last year, and he was very happy. Last year it was 85 points, this year it is 90 points.
妈妈说这个月的开支超过了预算，所以要节省一些。
mā ma shuō zhè ge yuè de kāi zhī chāo guò le yù suàn， suǒ yǐ yào jié shěng yì xiē。
Mom said that this month's expenses have exceeded the budget, so we need to save some money.
小红的身高已经超过了一米六。
xiǎo hóng de shēn gāo yǐ jīng chāo guò le yì mǐ liù。
Xiaohong's height has already surpassed one and a half meters.
这个项目已经超过了预定的时间，我们需要加班完成。
zhè ge xiàng mù yǐ jīng chāo guò le yù dìng de shí jiān， wǒ men xū yào jiā bān wán chéng。
This project has exceeded the scheduled time, we need to work overtime to complete it.
这本书的销量已经超过了一万本，非常成功。
zhè běn shū de xiāo liàng yǐ jīng chāo guò le yí wàn běn， fēi cháng chéng gōng。
This book's sales have surpassed one ten thousand copies, very successful.