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跨

kuà
verb HSK 6 #6,015

Meanings

  1. 1 to stride; to step across
  2. 2 to span; to straddle; to cross

Examples

他一步跨过了水沟。
Tā yī bù kuà guò le shuǐgōu.
He stepped across the ditch in one stride.
这座桥跨越了整条河。
Zhè zuò qiáo kuàyuè le zhěng tiáo hé.
This bridge spans the entire river.
跨国公司在全球都有业务。
Kuàguó gōngsī zài quánqiú dōu yǒu yèwù.
Multinational companies have operations worldwide.
跨年夜你怎么过？
Kuà nián yè nǐ zěnme guò?
How will you spend New Year's Eve?

Tips

usage
跨 forms many useful compounds: 跨国 (transnational), 跨越 (to cross over), 跨年 (to cross into the new year), 跨界 (cross-boundary/crossover).

Stroke Order

跨 kuà