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Simplfied Chinese
胜过
Traditional Chinese
勝過
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
shèng guò
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sing3 gwo3
Short definition to surpass
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions to excelMDBG iconCantofish icon / to surpassMDBG icon / to defeatAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to defeat
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to excel
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to excel; to surpass
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: excel; EXCEL; Top; excelled; outguess; outmatch; outplay; outrival; overmatch; overpass; preponderate
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: excel'
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Sentence examples
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一个(yī gè) a
好友(hǎo yǒu) pal
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
十个(shí ge) dicker
亲戚(qīnqī) (a) relative (i.e. family member)

One good friend is better than ten relatives.

我爱你( ài nǐ) I love you
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
你爱(nǐài)
(wǒ) I

I love you more than you love me.

我爱你( ài nǐ) I love you
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
(tā) she

I love you more than I love her.

(yī) all
(niǎo) birdcall
(zài) (located) at
(shǒu) hands
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
(èr) 2
(niǎo) birdcall
(zài) (located) at
(lín) woods

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.

(wǒ) I
喜欢(xǐ huān) to like
红葡萄酒(hóng pú táo jiǔ) claret
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
白葡萄酒(bái pú tao jiǔ) white wine

I like red wine better than white wine.

健康(jiàn kāng) healthy
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
财富(cái fù) fortune

Health is better than wealth.

(tā) another
(xǐ) to like
(huān) joyous
足球(zú qiú) a football
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
棒球(bàng qiú) baseball

He prefers football to baseball.

(tā) another
(xǐ) to like
(huān) joyous
法语(fǎ yǔ) French language
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
德语(dé yǔ) German (language)

He likes French more than German.

(wǒ) I
喜欢(xǐ huān) to like
(chá) tea plant
胜过(shèng guò) to surpass
咖啡(kā fēi) coffee

I prefer tea to coffee.

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