越 (yuè): generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods, abbr. for Vietnam 越南, to exceed
越 (yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “generic word for peoples or states of south china or south asia at different historical periods.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 走 (semantic) and 戉 (phonetic). It ranks #440 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 越 run. Its radical form 走 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 走 (zǒu, to walk), 起 (qǐ, to rise), 超 (chāo, to exceed).
Definitions
- generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
- abbr. for Vietnam 越南
- to exceed
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 越
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 越来越adverb | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 穿越verb | chuān yuè | to traverse |
| 越南proper-noun | yuè nán | Vietnam |
| 越狱verb | yuè yù | to break out of prison |
| 越过verb | yuè guò | to cross over |
| 飞越verb | fēi yuè | to fly across |
| 跨越verb | kuà yuè | to step across |
| 越界verb | yuè jiè | to cross a border |
| 越战proper-noun | yuè zhàn | Vietnam War (1955-1975) |
| 卓越adjective | zhuó yuè | outstanding |
| 优越adjective | yōu yuè | superior |
| 逾越verb | yú yuè | to exceed |
| 越发adverb | yuè fā | increasingly |
| 越野verb | yuè yě | to travel cross-country |
| 越共proper-noun | yuè gòng | Communist Party of Vietnam |
越 appears in 98 compound words: 52 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 越 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to pass over mountains and ridges; to trek over mountains; to make a long and difficult journey
Overexplaining makes things worse; the more you explain, the guiltier you look.
synonym of 愈演愈烈 (yùyǎnyùliè, “to become more and more intense and serious”)
Overexplaining makes things worse; the more you explain, the guiltier you look.
synonym of 愈演愈烈 (yùyǎnyùliè, “to become more and more intense and serious”)
Showing 10 of 13 idioms containing 越.
Example Sentences
这个越字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě yuè zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "越" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
冬奥/越野滑雪收官战:瑞典名将安德松女子50公里...
dōng ào yuè yě huá xuě shōu guān zhàn : ruì diǎn míng jiāng ān dé sōng nǚ zǐ 5 0 gōng lǐ . . .
Winter Olympics/Cross-country Skiing Finale: Swedish star Andersson Women's 50km...
视频丨繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的..
shì pín 丨 fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de . .
Video丨Prosperity and prosperity, getting better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to what everyone has for the motherland:
繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的祝福
fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de zhù fú
Prosperity and prosperity, better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to everyone's blessings to the motherland
跨越八百里守护 湘雅医院助超早产三胞胎平安回...
kuà yuè bā bǎi lǐ shǒu hù 湘 yǎ yī yuàn zhù chāo zǎo chǎn sān bāo tāi píng ān huí . . .
Spanning 800 miles to protect Xiangya Hospital to help the ultra-premature triplets return safely...
视频丨跨越4000多公里 为了让援疆民警尝到家的味...
shì pín 丨 kuà yuè 4 0 0 0 duō gōng lǐ wéi le ràng yuán jiāng mín jǐng cháng dào jiā de wèi . . .
Video丨Spanning more than 4,000 kilometers, in order to let the police who aid Xinjiang taste the taste of home...
现在穿越剧为什么这么火？
Xiànzài chuānyuèjù wèishénme zhème huǒ?
Why are series about time travel so popular at the moment?
你知道的越少越好，好吗？
Nǐ zhīdào de yuè shǎo yuè hǎo, hǎo ma?
The less you know, the better, OK?
从这里走路去越秀公园要多久？
Cóng zhèlǐ zǒulù qù Yuèxiù gōngyuán yào duōjiǔ?
How long does it take to walk from here to Yuexiu Park?
现在的日本动画片越来越色情了！
Xiànzài de Rìběn dònghuàpiàn yuèláiyuè sèqíng le!
Japanese anime these days is becoming more and more like pornography.
Character Family
走 Radical Family — Characters sharing the walk radical
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