跋涉

báshè

verb #20,852

Meanings

1 to trek
2 to trudge
3 to travel over difficult terrain
4 to make an arduous journey

Characters

to climb over / to tramp through (mountains)

to wade / to ford (water) / to involve

Examples

他们跋涉数百里才到达目的地。

Tāmen báshè shù bǎi lǐ cái dàodá mùdìdì.

They trekked hundreds of li before reaching their destination.

探险队在丛林中跋涉了三天。

Tànxiǎnduì zài cónglín zhōng báshè le sān tiān.

The expedition trekked through the jungle for three days.

Tips

memory

跋 originally referred to climbing mountains (over ridges), and 涉 to wading through water. Together they paint a picture of exhausting travel over both mountains and rivers — any grueling overland journey.

Stroke Order

跋 bá

涉 shè