跨越 (kuà yuè) — to cross, to leap over (a physical barrier or a metaphorical obstacle)
Definition
跨越 means to step over or leap across — both a physical barrier and a stage of progress (an era, a bottleneck). 比 越过 more literary/formal, and broader than 跨 in scope.
verb
to crossto leap over (a physical barrier or a metaphorical obstacle)
Examples
- 跨越。Lì shǐ xué jiā rèn wéi zhè cì gǎi gé kuà yuè le yí gè xīn de shí dài.Historians believe this reform has crossed over into a new era.
- 跨越，。Wèi le kuà yuè jì shù píng jǐng, gōng sī tóu rù le dà liàng yán fā zī jīn.To overcome the technological bottleneck, the company invested heavily in R&D.
- ，跨越。Zhè tiáo xiǎo xī hěn zhǎi, xiǎo hái zi yě néng qīng sōng kuà yuè guò qù.This stream is very narrow; even a child can easily step across it.
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