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

HSK 2

你这样做已经越界了。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò yǐjīng yuèjiè le.

What you're doing has already crossed the line.

HSK 7-9

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