越

yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南

adverb HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

越

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

越
  • 超越chāoyuèto surpassB6
  • 穿越chuānyuèto traverseB7
  • 跨越kuàyuèto step acrossB7
  • 优越yōuyuèsuperiorB7
  • 越发yuèfāincreasinglyB7
  • 越过yuèguòto cross overB7
  • 卓越zhuóyuèoutstandingB7

See it in sentences

天越来越冷了。

It is getting colder and colder.

越想越觉得有意思。

The more I think about it, the more interesting it seems.