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; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
他跑得越来越快，超过了前面所有人。
tā pǎo de yuè lái yuè kuài, chāo guò le qián miàn suǒ yǒu rén。
He ran faster and faster, surpassing everyone ahead of him.
她越过那道矮墙，走进了院子。
tā yuè guò nà dào ǎi qiáng, zǒu jìn le yuàn zi。
She climbed over the low wall and walked into the courtyard.
Words with 越
逾越节
yú yuè jié
Passover (Jewish holiday)
逾越
yú yuè
to exceed
飞越
fēi yuè
to fly across
腾越
téng yuè
to jump over
不可逾越
bù kě yú yuè
impassable
不敢越雷池一步
bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
不越雷池
bù yuè léi chí
not overstepping the prescribed limits
中日韩越
zhōng rì hán yuè
China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
中越战争
zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
僭越
jiàn yuè
to usurp
优越
yōu yuè
superior
内在超越
nèi zài chāo yuè
inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)