超 (ciu1 | chao1 ) : exceed; super

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超

ciu1

chao1

[1] exceed; surpass; excel; overtake
[2] super; transcend; go beyond; rise above
[3] [粵] to stare; to watch; spectacles
[4] [粵] an expression of anger or surprise (euphemism for 屌)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#156)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

超

This word has been viewed 11437 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jun 2010 01:39

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超模 ciu1 mou4 chao1 mo2 = supermodel

超能力 ciu1 nang4 lik6 chao1 neng2 li4 = paranormal / supernatural power

超人 ciu1 jan4 chao1 ren2 = superhero; superman

超級市場 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 chao1 ji2 shi4 chang2 = supermarket

超過 ciu1 gwo3 chao1 guo4 = exceed; surpass

超額 ciu1 ngaak6 chao1 e2 = to exceed quota

超越 ciu1 jyut6 chao1 yue4 = surpass; overstep

超級 ciu1 kap1 chao1 ji2 = super- (as a adjectival prefix)

超產 ciu1 caan2 chao1 chan3 = to exceed a production goal

超出 ciu1 ceot1 chao1 chu1 = to go too far; to overstep; to encroach
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Showing all 7 examples containing 超

請勿超越黃線!
Please stand behind the yellow line!

阿媽去咗超級市場買嘢。粵
Mum has gone shopping in a supermarket.

佢超虛偽。粵
She's super hypocritical.

如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …

我手機嘅聯繫人列表中有超過200個名。粵
The contact list in my mobile phone has more than two hundred entries.

超低能，勁搞笑粵
It's extremely stupid, but I'll laugh it off.

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Decimal representation of this word: 超
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