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    3. 追い越す

    追い越す

    追おい​越こす​

    to pass (e.g. car)

    N2KMT10News #42+1CoreVerb, TransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab25 strokes

    追越す追いこす

    おいこす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pass (e.g. car), to overtake
    2.
    to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance

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    車くるまが自じ転てん車しゃを追おい越こした。

    The car overtook the bicycle.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    高こう速そく道どう路ろで、前まえの車くるまを追おい越こすのは危き険けんだ。

    It's dangerous to overtake the car in front on the highway.

    KMT7Travel & Transportation
    飛ひ行こう機きは雲くもの上うえを悠ゆう々ゆうと追おい越こしていった。

    The airplane leisurely passed over the clouds.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    彼かれは努ど力りょくを重かさね、ついにライバルを追おい越こした。

    He continued to work hard and finally surpassed his rival.

    KMT9Work & CareerSports & Martial Arts
    新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつは、既き存ぞんの製せい品ひん性せい能のうをあっという間まに追おい越こした。

    The new technology quickly surpassed the performance of existing products.

    KMT9TechnologyBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    Kanji
    越
    こ.す・-こ.す・-ご.し・こ.える・-ご.え…(10)
    surpass・cross over・move to・exceed・Vietnam
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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