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越

yuè

1. verb to cross over; to exceed

   运动员轻松越过了横杆。

   Yùndòngyuán qīngsōng yuèguò le hénggān.

   The athlete cleared the bar with ease.

2. adverb the more... (correlative 越…越…)

   雨越下越大，行人纷纷躲避。

   Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà, xíngrén fēnfēn duǒbì.

   The rain fell harder and harder, and pedestrians scattered for cover.

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