跨度

kuàdù
noun #34,604

Meanings

  1. 1 span (architecture: distance between supports)
  2. 2 span; range (of time, scale, or scope)

Examples

Zhè zuò dàqiáo de kuàdù chāoguò yìqiān mǐ.
The span of this bridge is over a thousand metres.
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de shíjiān kuàdù cháng dá bàn ge shìjì.
The novel covers a time span of half a century.

Tips

usage
Originally an architectural term — the horizontal distance between two supports of a bridge or roof. Now extended to almost any 'span': 时间跨度 time span, 年龄跨度 age range, 风格跨度 stylistic range.

Stroke Order

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