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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

跨kuàstride across
越yuècross over

跨 and 越 both mean to go over something, so the word means to step across.

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 →

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
走走zǒuto walk or run
Sound part声符shēngfú
戉
戉yuè越yuè
Same sound today

越 is built from 走 (to walk or run) and 戉 (which supplies the sound); the 走 part shows the idea of going over or crossing.

Open 越 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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