Definition
跨 (kuà) means to step across or straddle, both physically (a ditch) and figuratively (spanning departments). It is a single action verb. Compare: 穿越 implies passing through a space or time; 越过 emphasizes crossing over an obstacle; 跨越 is a compound that stresses leaping over a barrier.
verb
(physical) to step acrossto stride over(figurative) to spanto straddle (a field, an area, a boundary)
Easily confused
- 挎kuàlook-aliketo carry (slung over the arm, shoulder, or side)
- 垮kuǎlook-aliketo collapse (physically or figuratively)
- 夸kuālook-aliketo praise, to compliment
Examples
- 。Tā yònglì kuà guò le nà tiáo gōu.He exerted himself to step across that ditch.
- kuà yuè le sān gè bùménThis plan spans three departments.
- 。Hěnduō dà gōngsī dōu kuà guó jīngyíng.Many large companies operate across borders.
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