越 yuè in a sentence
Exceed (jump over - surpass - the more - be in high spirits)
越 (yuè) means Exceed (jump over - surpass - the more - be in high spirits). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
雨 越 下 越 大。
Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 越
他的汉语 越 来 越 好了。
Tā de Hànyǔ yuè lái yuè hǎo le.
His Chinese is getting better and better.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 越
我 越 听 越 糊涂。
Wǒ yuè tīng yuè hútu.
The more I listen the more confused I get.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 糊涂
火焰 越 烧 越 高。
Huǒyàn yuè shāo yuè gāo.
The flames rose higher and higher.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 火焰
他 越 想 越 恼火。
Tā yuè xiǎng yuè nǎohuǒ.
The more he thought about it the more irritated he got.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恼火
城市建设 越 来 越 好。
Chéngshì jiànshè yuè lái yuè hǎo.
The city's construction keeps improving.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 建设
越 焦急 越 容易出错。
Yuè jiāojí yuè róngyì chūcuò.
The more anxious you get, the more mistakes you make.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 焦急
这个地方 越 来 越 富了。
Zhège dìfang yuè lái yuè fù le.
This place is getting richer and richer.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 富
这座城市 越 来 越 繁荣。
Zhè zuò chéngshì yuè lái yuè fánróng.
This city is becoming more and more prosperous.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 繁荣
两国的贸易 越 来 越 多。
Liǎng guó de màoyì yuè lái yuè duō.
Trade between the two countries keeps growing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 贸易
权力 越 大，责任 越 大。
Quánlì yuè dà, zérèn yuè dà.
The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 权力
公司的业务 越 来 越 多。
Gōngsī de yèwù yuè lái yuè duō.
The company's business keeps growing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 业务
海拔 越 高，气温 越 低。
Hǎibá yuè gāo, qìwēn yuè dī.
The higher the altitude, the lower the temperature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 海拔
这个村子 越 来 越 兴旺。
Zhège cūnzi yuè lái yuè xīngwàng.
This village grows more prosperous all the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 兴旺
老百姓的生活 越 来 越 好。
Lǎobǎixìng de shēnghuó yuè lái yuè hǎo.
Ordinary people's lives keep getting better.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 老百姓
这条铁路穿 越 了三个省。
Zhè tiáo tiělù chuānyuè le sān ge shěng.
This railway runs across three provinces.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 穿越
双方的矛盾 越 来 越 尖锐。
Shuāngfāng de máodùn yuè lái yuè jiānruì.
The conflict between the two sides grew ever sharper.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尖锐
两人的关系 越 来 越 亲密。
Liǎng rén de guānxì yuè lái yuè qīnmì.
The two have grown closer and closer.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 亲密
骗子的手法 越 来 越 高明。
Piànzi de shǒufǎ yuè lái yuè gāomíng.
The swindlers' methods get cleverer all the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手法
他的家庭条件比较优 越 。
Tā de jiātíng tiáojiàn bǐjiào yōuyuè.
His family circumstances are rather privileged.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 优越
现在的手机 越 来 越 智能。
Xiànzài de shǒujī yuè lái yuè zhìnéng.
Phones today are more and more intelligent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 智能
这是一位卓 越 的教育家。
Zhè shì yí wèi zhuóyuè de jiàoyùjiā.
This is an outstanding educator.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 卓越
他们徒步穿 越 了整片森林。
Tāmen túbù chuānyuè le zhěng piàn sēnlín.
They crossed the entire forest on foot.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 穿越
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From the graded readers
答应得 越 多，别人 越 觉得那是应该的。
dāying dé / děi / de yuè duō, biérén yuè juéde nàshì yīnggāi de / dì.
The more I agreed to, the more it was simply expected.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
越 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 越
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 越
How is 越 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 越 (yuè, "Exceed (jump over - surpass - the more - be in high spirits)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 越 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 越 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 越 an HSK word?
Yes — 越 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 越?
The dictionary page for 越 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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