超员

超員
chāoyuán
verb #67,184

Meanings

  1. 1 to exceed the passenger limit
  2. 2 overloaded with passengers
  3. 3 overstaffed

Examples

Zhè liàng xiǎo kèchē yánzhòng chāoyuán.
This minibus is seriously over the passenger limit.
Chāoyuán bǎifēn zhī èrshí yǐshàng huì bèi kòu fēn.
Exceeding the passenger limit by over 20% results in points deduction.

Tips

usage
超员 (too many passengers) is the passenger-count sibling of 超载 (too much cargo weight). For private cars exceeding capacity by 20%+, the driver loses 6 license points; for buses it can reach 12 points and license suspension.

Stroke Order

chāo
yuán