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TOPIK 5verb

초월하다

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초월해요 · 초월했어요 · 초월할 거예요 · 초월하세요

to transcend, to go beyond

Example

좋은 음악은 언어와 국경을 쉽게 초월해요.

Good music easily transcends language and borders.

Word parts

초 exceed월 cross over

Literally 'exceed and cross over'.

Good to know

Common pattern: 상상을 초월하다 'be beyond imagination'.