跨度 (kuà dù) — span, horizontal distance between vertical supports; time span, duration
Definition
跨度 is a noun for the measurable 'span' between two points — a physical distance like a bridge, or a time gap between events. Don't confuse with 跨 (the verb 'to stride over / span'); 纵深 is depth front-to-back, not span side-to-side.
noun
spanhorizontal distance between vertical supportstime spanduration
Examples
- 跨度。Zhè zuò tǐ yù guǎn de kuà dù shì bā shí mǐ.The span of this gymnasium is eighty meters.
- 跨度。Zhè liǎng gè shì jiàn de shí jiān kuà dù hěn duǎn.The time span between these two events is very short.
- 跨度。Wǒ men xū yào cè liáng yí xià zhè ge qiáo liáng de kuà dù.We need to measure the span of this bridge.
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