跨越

kuàyuè

verb HSK 7-9 #10,587

Meanings

1 to stride across
2 to leap over
3 to transcend

Characters

to stride; to step across

to exceed; to cross over

Examples

HSK 3

这座桥跨越了整条河。

Zhè zuò qiáo kuàyuè le zhěng tiáo hé.

This bridge spans the entire river.

HSK 6

我们需要跨越语言障碍。

Wǒmen xūyào kuàyuè yǔyán zhàng'ài.

We need to overcome the language barrier.

Tips

usage

跨越 can be physical (crossing a river) or figurative (overcoming obstacles). More formal than 越过.

Stroke Order

跨 kuà

越 yuè