chāo
exceed; surpass; overtake; go beyond
这个城市的交通非常发达，有地铁、公交车、出租车等多种交通工具，非常方便。
Zhège chéngshì de jiāotōng fēicháng fādá, yǒu dìtiě, gōngjiāochē, chūzūchē děng duōzhǒng jiāotōng gōngjù, fēicháng fāngbiàn.
The transportation in this city is very developed, with various means of transportation such as subways, buses, and taxis, which is very convenient.
这个学校的教学质量非常高，学生们都很优秀。
Zhège xuéxiào de jiàoxué zhìliàng fēicháng gāo, xuéshēngmen dōu hěn yōuxiù.
The teaching quality of this school is very high, and the students are all very good.
这个产品的质量非常好，价格也很便宜。
Zhège chǎnpǐn de zhìliàng fēicháng hǎo, jiàgé yě hěn piányi.
The quality of this product is very good, and the price is also very cheap.
低 (dī)
low
差 (chà)
bad
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The Chinese character 超 (chāo) is composed of two parts: the radical 辵 (chuò), which represents walking or running, and the phonetic component 超 (chāo), which represents surpassing or going beyond. The character 超 originally meant to jump over or cross over, and it has since extended to mean to surpass, to exceed, or to be superior.The radical 辵 is a pictograph of a person walking or running. It is one of the most common radicals in Chinese, and it is used in many characters related to movement, such as 走 (zǒu, to walk), 跑 (pǎo, to run), and 跳 (tiào, to jump).The phonetic component 超 is a pictograph of a person standing on top of a mountain. It is used in many characters related to height or superiority, such as 高 (gāo, high), 上 (shàng, up), and 下 (xià, down).The character 超 is a combination of the radical 辵 and the phonetic component 超. It originally meant to jump over or cross over, and it has since extended to mean to surpass, to exceed, or to be superior.
