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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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 over mountains, 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