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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.jump over
他翻山越岭终于到了城市。
He traversed the mountains and finally reached the city.
他越墙逃窜。
He climbed over the wall and ran off.
罪犯越境逃跑了。
The criminal escaped across the border.
synonym
- 2
adv.the more... the more...
天越来越热了。
It's getting hotter and hotter.
越来越多的人认为中国是一个发展很快的国家。
More and more people think that China is a fast-developing country.
汉语越学越有趣。
The more you study Chinese, the more you will become interested in.
- 3
v.exceed
越出
overstep
越职
overstep one's position
越级
skip a rank
- 4
adj.go through
越过
overgo
- 5
v.(of one's voice or emotion) be at a high pitch; high-spirited
激越
intense
- 6
v.fmlpillage; rob
杀人越货
murder and rob
- 7
n.Yue, a surname
- 8
n.State of Yue of the Zhou Dynasty, eastern part of Zhejiang province
Words and phrases with 越
- 越冬作物[word]winter crop
- 越剧[word]Shaoxing opera
- 越权[word]ultra vires
- 越级[word]bypass the immediate leadership
- 越过[word]cross
- 越发[word]all the more; the more...the more...
- 越席[word]leave one's seats at the table
- 越冬[word]overwinter
- 越南人[word]Vietnamese
- 越俎代庖[idiom]take somebody else's job into one's own hands
- 越凫楚乙[idiom]have a wrong judgement due to one's subjective view
Word usage
- Note"越……越……" is different from "愈……愈……". "越……越……" is mostly used in written language; "愈……愈……" is mostly used in spoken language.