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跨国

kuàguó

cross-border; transnational; to operate across countries

A globe with parcels and a plane flying between continents
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Characters in this word

跨 kuà

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 夸 extravagant, luxurious
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

国 guó

Strokes
8
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Made of
囗 enclosure 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这家企业在并购之后开始跨国经营,内部沟通成本也随之上升。 Zhè jiā qǐyè zài bìnggòu zhīhòu kāishǐ kuàguó jīngyíng, nèibù gōutōng chéngběn yě suízhī shàngshēng. After the merger and acquisition, this company began operating across borders, and its internal communication costs rose accordingly.
  • 这是一家跨国公司,在很多国家都有分公司。 Zhè shì yì jiā kuàguó gōngsī, zài hěn duō guójiā dōu yǒu fēngōngsī. This is a multinational company with branches in many countries.
  • 他们是一对跨国夫妻,常常在两个国家之间飞来飞去。 Tāmen shì yí duì kuàguó fūqī, chángcháng zài liǎng ge guójiā zhījiān fēi lái fēi qù. They are a cross-border couple who often fly back and forth between two countries.

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