超乎

chāohū

verb #11,999

Meanings

1 to exceed; to surpass
2 beyond (expectations, imagination, etc.)

Characters

to exceed; super

classical particle (indicates comparison)

Examples

结果超乎了所有人的想象。

Jiéguǒ chāohū le suǒyǒu rén de xiǎngxiàng.

The result exceeded everyone's imagination.

这次考试的难度超乎寻常。

Zhè cì kǎoshì de nándù chāohū xúncháng.

The difficulty of this exam was beyond the ordinary.

Tips

grammar

超乎 is always followed by a noun or noun phrase: 超乎想象 (beyond imagination), 超乎寻常 (beyond the ordinary), 超乎预期 (beyond expectations).

Stroke Order

超 chāo

乎 hū