飞越 (fēi yuè) — to fly over, to fly across

Definition

Literally 'fly over', but commonly extends metaphorically to 'overcome' obstacles or hurdles (e.g., 飞越困难).

verb

to fly overto fly across

飞越。
Fēi jī fēi yuè le shān mài.
The plane flew over the mountain range.
飞越。
Wǒ men xiǎng fēi yuè dà hǎi qù kàn xīn shì jiè.
We want to fly across the ocean to see a new world.
飞越。
Tā fēi yuè le chóng chóng kùn nan cái chéng gōng.
He overcame layer upon layer of difficulties to succeed.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

越yuècross over

飞 gives flying and 越 gives crossing over, so it means to fly across.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

走戉越

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.

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