Usage note
超速表示速度超过限制。
chāo sù biǎo shì sù dù chāo guò xiàn zhì。
超速 means to drive over the speed limit.
Context note
超速常用于交通和安全。
chāo sù cháng yòng yú jiāo tōng hé ān quán。
It is often used for traffic and safety.
5 examples
开车不要超速。
kāi chē bú yào chāo sù。
Do not speed while driving.
超速很危险。
chāo sù hěn wēi xiǎn。
Speeding is dangerous.
他因为超速被罚了。
tā yīn wèi chāo sù bèi fá le。
He was fined for speeding.
这条路不能超速。
zhè tiáo lù bù néng chāo sù。
You cannot speed on this road.
超速会出问题。
chāo sù huì chū wèn tí。
Speeding will cause problems.
5 mini stories
司机被提醒不要超速。
sī jī bèi tí xǐng bú yào chāo sù。
The driver was reminded not to speed.
在学校附近超速很危险。
zài xué xiào fù jìn chāo sù hěn wēi xiǎn。
Speeding near schools is dangerous.
警察检查了是否有人超速。
jǐng chá jiǎn chá le shì fǒu yǒu rén chāo sù。
The police checked whether anyone was speeding.
他开得太快，差点超速。
tā kāi dé tài kuài， chà diǎn chāo sù。
He drove too fast and almost sped.
安全比超速更重要。
ān quán bǐ chāo sù gèng zhòng yào。
Safety is more important than speeding.
Mini dialogue
安全第一
A
爸爸，你开得太快了，是不是超速了？
Bàba, nǐ kāi de tài kuài le, shì bù shì chāo sù le?
Dad, you're driving too fast. Are you speeding?
B
谢谢提醒，我马上减速。超速很危险。
Xièxiè tíxǐng, wǒ mǎshàng jiǎnsù. Chāo sù hěn wēixiǎn.
Thanks for the reminder, I'll slow down right away. Speeding is dangerous.
看路牌
A
这里的限速是多少？
Zhèlǐ de xiànsù shì duōshao?
What's the speed limit here?
B
每小时六十公里，我们没超速。
Měi xiǎoshí liùshí gōnglǐ, wǒmen méi chāo sù.
60 kilometers per hour. We are not speeding.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
限速
xiàn sù
speed limit
超速 means to go over the speed limit, while 限速 is the speed limit itself.
contrast
安全驾驶
ān quán jià shǐ
safe driving
超速 is dangerous, while 安全驾驶 is the safe way to drive.