越 yuè

  1. yuè adverb more
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: Used in 越A越B constructions to mean as A increases so B increases. Examples, 越过越好 as time passes things get better, 越来越多 more and more, etc (Guoyu '越' adv; Kroll 2015 '越' 5, p. 579; NCCED 1 '越' 5, p. 2018; Sun 2006, loc. 2089; Unihan '越'; XHZD '越' 3, p. 930)
  2. yuè adjective at a high pitch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 悠扬 (Guoyu '越' adj; Kroll 2015 '越' 1c, p. 579; NCCED 1 '越' 6, p. 2018; XHZD '越' 2, p. 930)
  3. yuè verb to exceed; to leap; to skip
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 超出 (CC-CEDICT '越'; Guoyu '越' v 3; Kroll 2015 '越' 1a, p. 579; NCCED 1 '越' 3, p. 2018; Unihan '越')
  4. yuè verb to cross; to go past; to jump over
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 度过 (CC-CEDICT '越'; Guoyu '越' v 1; Kroll 2015 '越' 1, p. 579; NCCED 1 '越' 1, p. 2018; XHZD '越' 1, p. 930)
  5. yuè verb to grab; to plunder; to snatch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED 1 '越' 7, p. 2018; XHZD '越' 4, p. 930)
  6. yuè proper noun Yue [state]
    Domain: History 历史
    Notes: A historic state (Guoyu '越' n 2; Kroll 2015 '越' 6, p. 579; NCCED 2 '越' 1, p. 2018; XHZD '越' 4, p. 930)
  7. yuè verb to transcend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '越' 1b, p. 579)
  8. yuè adjective distant; far away
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '越' 2, p. 579)
  9. yuè adjective impractical; not realistic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '越' 2a, p. 579)
  10. yuè adjective to dissipate; to disperse
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '越' 3, p. 579)
  11. yuè verb to spread widely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '越' 3a, p. 579)
  12. yuè verb to decline; to fall
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 坠落 (Guoyu '越' v 4; Kroll 2015 '越' 4, p. 579)
  13. yuè proper noun Yue [peoples]
    Domain: History 历史
    Notes: Also written 粵; a number of peoples that historically inhabited the south and east of China and Vietnam (Guoyu '越' n 1; Kroll 2015 '越' 6a, p. 579)
  14. yuè adjective superior
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED 1 '越' 4, p. 2018)
  15. yuè proper noun Yue [region]
    Domain: History 历史
    Notes: The area of east Zhejiang (Guoyu '越' n 3; NCCED 2 '越' 2, p. 2018)
  16. yuè verb to publicise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 宣扬 (Guoyu '越' v 5)
  17. yuè proper noun Yue [surname]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '越' n 4)
  18. yuè particle a particle with no meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used at the start of a phrase (Guoyu '越' particle)

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