跨过 (kuà guò) — to step over, to cross over (physical or metaphorical)
Definition
A resultative verb: physically step over an obstacle, or figuratively get past a difficulty or threshold. The 过 signals the crossing has been completed (so it takes 了).
verb
to step overto cross over (physical or metaphorical)
Examples
- 跨过。Tā qīng sōng dì kuà guò le nà tiáo xiǎo hé.He easily stepped over that small river.
- 跨过。Wǒ men zhōng yú kuà guò le zuì kùn nan de yì guān.We finally got through the hardest hurdle.
- ,跨过。Bié pà, kuà guò zhè dào mén kǎn jiù xíng le.Don't be afraid, just step over this threshold.
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