穿越 (chuān yuè) — to cross; to traverse; to pass through (spatially); to time-travel; to travel back in time (often with 到)
Definition
穿越 emphasizes going all the way through or across (time or space); 穿过 is plain physical passage through a barrier, while 跨越 focuses on leaping over an obstacle or boundary.
verb
to crossto traverseto pass through (spatially)to time-travelto travel back in time (often with 到)
Examples
- 穿越。Tā chéng gōng dì chuān yuè le zhè piàn yuán shǐ sēn lín.He successfully traversed this primeval forest.
- 穿越。Hěn duō xiàn dài rén dōu xiǎng chuān yuè dào táng cháo qù kàn kàn.Many modern people want to time-travel to the Tang Dynasty to have a look.
- 穿越。Zhǔ jué yōng yǒu chuān yuè píng xíng yǔ zhòu de néng lì.The protagonist has the ability to traverse parallel universes.
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