🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

超过

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chāoguò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exceed/ɪkˈsiːd/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"今年的出口额已经超过了去年。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To be greater in number or size than a standard, quantity, or expected limit.

    "The company's profits this quarter exceeded all expectations."
  2. 2

    To go beyond what is allowed or stipulated by a rule, law, or authority.

    "Drivers who exceed the speed limit will face heavy fines."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb excedere, meaning 'to go out, depart, surpass,' formed by ex- ('out') and cedere ('to go, yield'). Entered Middle English via Old French exceder in the 15th century, retaining the primary sense of going beyond a given limit or boundary.

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