渡 (dù) — to cross (a river, sea, etc.); to get through (a difficult period)
Definition
渡 (dù) means to cross water — a river, sea, or ocean — and, figuratively, to get through a hard period. The literal sense is narrower than 横 ('cross' any terrain) and more specific than 穿越 ('traverse' anywhere).
verb
to cross (a river, sea, etc.)to get through (a difficult period)
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Wǒ men zuò chuán dù guò zhè tiáo hé.We crossed this river by boat.
- 。Xī wàng nǐ néng dù guò zhè ge nán guān.I hope you can get through this difficulty.
- 。Tā men dù guò dà hǎi lái dào le xīn shì jiè.They crossed the sea and arrived at a new world.
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