Meaning
step across; step astride
Chinese: 跨过、跨越。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kua” becomes a different word in each tone. 跨 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 跨越kuà yuèto step across; step over
- 跨国kuà guótransnational; multinational
- 跨上kuà shàngto mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
- 跨年kuà niánto step into the new year; New Year
- 跨过kuà guòto surmount; to cross over
Example Sentence
他一步跨过了门槛。Tā yí bù kuà guò le mén kǎn.He stepped over the threshold in one stride.
他Tāhe一yíone步bùa step跨过kuà guòto surmount了le(completed action)门槛mén kǎndoorstep。