Definition

1. Verb:
   • To overcome: To successfully deal with or gain control of a difficult situation, challenge, or emotion.
   • To surpass / to exceed: To go beyond a certain limit, standard, or previous achievement.
   • To pass / to get past: To move beyond a physical obstacle, point, or another moving object.

Usage Examples

• To overcome:
  • Cô ấy đã vượt qua nỗi sợ hãi. (She overcame her fear.)
  • Chúng tôi cùng nhau vượt qua khó khăn. (We overcame the difficulties together.)
• To surpass / to exceed:
  • Thành tích của anh ấy vượt qua mọi kỳ vọng. (His achievement surpassed all expectations.)
• To pass / to get past:
  • Xe tải vượt qua xe buýt trên đường cao tốc. (The truck passed the bus on the highway.)
  • Đoàn leo núi đã vượt qua ngọn đồi. (The hiking group got past the hill.)

Advanced Usage

• "vượt qua chính mình": To overcome oneself; to better one's own previous limits or capabilities.

  • Trận đấu này là cơ hội để anh ấy vượt qua chính mình. (This match is a chance for him to overcome himself.)

• "vượt qua mặt": To outmaneuver or get the better of someone, often in a competitive or cunning way.

  • Công ty đối thủ đã bị vượt qua mặt trong thương vụ này. (The rival company was outmaneuvered in this deal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vượt (v): To cross, to pass, to exceed. A shorter, more general form.

  • Vượt đèn đỏ là vi phạm luật. (Running a red light is a violation of the law.)

• Vượt trội (adj): Outstanding, superior, surpassing others.

  • Cô ấy có năng lực vượt trội. (She has outstanding ability.)

Synonyms

• Overcome: Defeat a problem or feeling.
• Surmount: Overcome a difficulty or obstacle.
• Exceed: Be greater than a number or amount.
• Surpass: Be better or greater than someone or something else.
• Pass: Move past something.

Related Idioms

• Vượt qua cơn bĩ cực: To weather the storm; to get through the most difficult period.

  • Gia đình họ cuối cùng cũng vượt qua cơn bĩ cực. (Their family finally weathered the storm.)

• Vượt qua số phận: To overcome one's fate or destiny; to triumph over a predestined hardship.

  • Câu chuyện về người vượt qua số phận thật đáng khâm phục. (The story of someone who overcame their fate is truly admirable.)