越界

yuèjiè

verb #11,282

Meanings

1 to cross a boundary
2 to overstep a bound
3 to go out of bounds

Characters

to cross over; to exceed

boundary; border

Examples

你这样做已经越界了。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò yǐjīng yuèjiè le.

What you're doing has already crossed the line.

士兵不小心越界进入了邻国。

Shìbīng bù xiǎoxīn yuèjiè jìnrù le línguó.

The soldier accidentally crossed the border into the neighboring country.

Tips

usage

越界 is used both literally (crossing a physical border) and figuratively (overstepping social or professional boundaries). The figurative use is very common in modern speech.

Stroke Order

越 yuè

界 jiè