超出

• Pinyin: chāo chū
• Hanzi breakdown: 超 = 走 + 召, exceed; 出 = depicts going out from an enclosure

Meaning

To exceed; to go beyond; to surpass. Going past a defined limit or boundary.

A verb meaning to exceed or go beyond established limits, expectations, or boundaries. More formal than 超 alone and often used with abstract concepts like budgets, expectations, authority, or capabilities. Common in business, academic, and official contexts.

Examples

1. 项目的实际支出超出了预算百分之二十。 The actual expenditure of the project exceeded the budget by twenty percent.
2. 这个问题超出了我的能力范围，需要请专家来处理。 This problem is beyond my capabilities — we need to bring in an expert.
3. 他的要求超出了我们能够提供的服务范围。 His demands exceed the scope of services we can provide.

Usage Guide

Context: business, official, academic

Tone: objective

Do Say

• 费用不得超出预算。(Expenses must not exceed the budget.)
• 这已经超出了我的职权范围。(This is beyond my scope of authority.)

Don't Say

• 不要和'超过'完全混用 (Don't use 超出 and 超过 interchangeably — 超出 emphasizes crossing a boundary/limit, while 超过 emphasizes being more than a quantity)

Origin & History

Compound of 超 (to exceed) + 出 (out). The addition of 出 emphasizes the action of going 'out' beyond a boundary.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal