step; stride; straddle (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
跨 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
挎 kuà - carry on the arm/over one's shoulder/at one's side (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
夸 kuā - exaggerate; boast (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
他跨过小溪来到对岸。 Tā kuàguò xiǎoxī lái dào duì'àn. - He crossed the stream to the other side.
他跨过栅栏进入了庭院。 Tā kuàguò zhàlán jìnrù le tíngyuàn. - He jumped over the fence and entered the courtyard.
他跨越了困难，取得了成功。 Tā kuàyuè le kùnnan, qǔdé le chénggōng. - He overcame difficulties and achieved success.
她跨过一片草地到达了山脚下。 Tā kuàguò yī piàn cǎodì dào dá le shānjiǎoxià. - She crossed a field and arrived at the foot of the mountain.
他跨过河流去找野营地。 Tā kuàguò héliú qù zhǎo yě yíngdì. - He crossed the river to find the camping site.