Definitions
- 1. to step across
- 2. to stride over
- 3. to straddle
- 4. to span
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Collocations
跨 is often used with 一步 (a step), 门槛 (threshold), or 领域 (fields/domains) to indicate stepping across or spanning.
Common mistakes
Learners often confuse 跨 with 越 (to jump over). 跨 focuses on stepping across with legs apart, while 越 implies jumping over without necessarily touching.
Example Sentences
2 shown他 跨 过了那道门槛。
我們 跨 入了2018年。
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Words Containing 跨
transnational
to step across
to span
to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
to appear in sb's show
transnational corporation
to internationalize
interregional
cross-border
interdisciplinary
cross-platform
to step into the new year
span
span (architecture)
transgender
jumper (electronics)
intercultural
hurdles
hurdling
to take a (striding) step
intercontinental
bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)
to go beyond the border; to be transboundary
interprovincial; multiprovincial
to surpass one's father
flyover (road bridge)
cross-language
breakthrough
to enter (a new market etc)
time span
to surmount
lateral court (in a Chinese house)
interdisciplinary
to die
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou
to die