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跨步 (kuà bù) — to take a step (especially a big step); to stride; (figurative) to make a leap forward; to advance significantly

Definition

A verb meaning 'to stride' — taking one big step, either literally walking or figuratively leaping forward in progress. Often reduplicated (跨步走) as a drill command or paired with 一大步 for emphasis.

verb
to take a step (especially a big step)to stride(figurative) to make a leap forwardto advance significantly

Examples

  • 跨步。
    Tā kuà bù zǒu jìn fáng jiān.
    He strode into the room.
  • ，。
    Wèi le tiào guò shuǐ kēng, tā kuà le yí dà bù.
    To jump over the puddle, he took a big step.
  • 。
    Gōng sī zài jì shù chuàng xīn shàng kuà chū le yí dà bù.
    The company made a big leap forward in technological innovation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

跨kuàstride
步bùstep

跨步 uses '跨' for striding and '步' for a step.

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

步 uses two 止 (foot) forms, one reversed, to show one foot stepping in front of the other.

Open 步 →
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