跨
kuà
to step across; to stride over; to span
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Example phrases
- 这条临时管线跨过两条铁路，施工许可因此迟迟批不下来。 Zhè tiáo línshí guǎnxiàn kuà guò liǎng tiáo tiělù, shīgōng xǔkě yīncǐ chíchí pī bù xiàlái. This temporary pipeline crosses two railway lines, so the construction permit has been slow to be approved.
- 小朋友一步跨过了地上的小水坑。 Xiǎopéngyǒu yí bù kuà guò le dì shang de xiǎo shuǐkēng. The little kid stepped over the small puddle in a single stride.
- 这座桥跨过一条很宽的河，连接着两个城市。 Zhè zuò qiáo kuà guò yì tiáo hěn kuān de hé, liánjiē zhe liǎng ge chéngshì. This bridge spans a very wide river, connecting two cities.
Related words
- 跨度 kuàdù span; range; extent
- 跨国 kuàguó cross-border; transnational; to operate across countries
- 跨越 kuàyuè to cross over; to span; to overcome
- 路径 lùjìng path; route
- 坎坷 kǎnkě rough; full of frustrations
- 捷径 jiéjìng shortcut
- 崎岖 qíqū rugged; rough; bumpy
- 路途 lùtú journey; route
- 泥泞 nínìng muddy; miry
- 路段 lùduàn section of road
- 逆行 nìxíng to go against the traffic; to go against the normal direction
- 尽头 jìntóu end; extremity