越 yuè▶ semakin

Stroke order

越 is written in 12 strokes.

• 越

Senses

1. to exceed
2. to climb over
3. to surpass
4. the more... the more

Example sentences

• 雨越下越大。Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
• 他越说越快。Tā yuè shuō yuè kuài.The more he talks, the faster he speaks.

Related words

• 优越superior
• 卓越Unggul
• 穿越Melewati
• 超越Melampaui

越 is pronounced yuè and means “semakin”. HSK 3 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 越 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.