越 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

越 English definition

yuè

  • to exceed
  • to climb over
  • to surpass
  • the more... the more

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China); see also 五刑[wu3 xing2];
  • : wife's parents and paternal uncles;
  • : pleased;
  • : a battle-axe used in ancient China
  • : to bend;
  • : moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2];
  • : shade of trees;
  • : to cleanse; to boil;
  • : bright; fiery;
  • : jump;
  • : pearl used in sacrifice;
  • 礿 : spring imperial ancestral sacrifice;
  • : spring imperial ancestral sacrifice;
  • : flute; key;
  • : Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1];
  • : to jump; to leap;
  • : crossbar for yoking horses;
  • : battle-ax;
  • : Japanese variant of 閱|阅;
  • : to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience;
  • : young phoenix;
  • : ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml); ancient flute;

Sentences examples with 越

  • 他越说越高兴。
    Tā yuè shuō yuè gāoxìng.
  • 人们的生活越来越富。
    Rénmen de shēnghuó yuè lái yuè fù.
  • 国家之间的文化交流越来越丰富。
    Guójiā zhī jiān de wénhuà jiāoliú yuè lái yuè fēngfù.
  • 他的生意越做越大。
    Tā de shēngyì yuè zuò yuè dà.
  • 进入冬季,温度越来越低。
    Jìnrù dōngjì, wēndù yuè lái yuè dī.

Words containing 越, by HSK level