跨入 (kuà rù) — to step into, to cross over (a threshold, doorway); to enter (a new period, stage, era — figurative)

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to step into / enter' a new era, stage, or threshold. Stronger and more figurative than 进入, with a sense of crossing a boundary. Used in writing and formal speech.

verb
to step intoto cross over (a threshold, doorway)to enter (a new period, stage, era — figurative)

Examples

  • 跨入。
    Wǒ men kuà rù le yí gè quán xīn de fā zhǎn jiē duàn.
    We have entered a completely new stage of development.
  • 跨入，。
    Tā kuà rù jiào shì de shí hou, suǒ yǒu rén dōu ān jìng le.
    When he stepped into the classroom, everyone fell silent.
  • ，跨入。
    Suí zhe kē jì de jìn bù, rén lèi kuà rù le zhì néng shí dài.
    With technological progress, humanity has entered the age of intelligence.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

跨kuàstep
入rùenter

跨 gives the stepping motion, 入 gives the result of entering.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
夸
夸kuā跨kuà
Same sound today

The left part 足, a foot, points to stepping or striding, while the right part 夸 gives the sound.

Open 跨 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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