越 yuè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 走 — to walk, to run, to flee
- Made of
- 走 to walk, to run, to flee 戉 halberd, battle-axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
越过
yuèguò
cross over; surmount
Characters in this word
过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 谈判双方终于越过了最敏感的分歧，开始讨论执行细节。 Tánpàn shuāngfāng zhōngyú yuèguò le zuì mǐngǎn de fēnqí, kāishǐ tǎolùn zhíxíng xìjié. The negotiating parties finally got past the most sensitive disagreement and began discussing implementation details.
- 登山队员小心地越过了结冰的山脊。 Dēngshān duìyuán xiǎoxīn de yuèguò le jiébīng de shānjǐ. The climbers carefully crossed over the icy ridge.
- 骆驼队越过了沙漠，终于到达绿洲。 Luòtuo duì yuèguò le shāmò, zhōngyú dàodá lǜzhōu. The camel caravan crossed the desert and finally reached the oasis.
Related words
- 越 yuè the more, the more
- 越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
- 超越 chāoyuè to surpass; to overtake
- 穿越 chuānyuè to pass through; to cross; to travel through time
- 跨越 kuàyuè to cross over; to span; to overcome
- 优越 yōuyuè superior; advantageous
- 越发 yuèfā increasingly; all the more
- 卓越 zhuóyuè outstanding; excellent
- 过 guò to cross, to pass; to spend (time), to celebrate
- 不过 búguò but; however
- 超过 chāoguò to exceed; to overtake
- 过来 guòlái to come over