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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
- 越陷越深[word]be bogged down deeper and deeper
- 越冬地[word]wintering area
- 越狱[word]escape from prison; jailbreak
- 越橘[word]cowberry
- 越洋[word]cross the ocean
- 越轨行为[word]deviance
- 越加[word]all the more
- 越野滑雪[word]cross-country skiing
- 越轨者[word]transgressor
- 越凫楚乙[idiom]have a wrong judgement due to one's subjective view
- 越俎代庖[idiom]take somebody else's job into one's own hands
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.