() - To pass over & to cross over

Tone 4

yì | 12 strokes | radical:

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To pass over;

to cross over;

to step over;

to stride over.

To pass overto cross overto step over

Usage highlights

To cross overTo step overTo overstep authorityTo stride acrossTo pass a boundary

Synonyms

  • to step across; to straddle
  • to exceed; to go over
  • to exceed; to go beyond

Antonyms

  • to stop; to halt
  • to guard; to abide by

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He stepped over the puddle (跇过水坑).
  • The athlete crossed the finish line (跇过终点线).
  • One must not overstep their authority (不可跇权).

Collocations

  • To cross over(跇过)
  • To step over(跇越)
  • To overstep authority(跇权)
  • To stride across(跇跨)
  • To pass a boundary(跇界)

Idioms

  • To overstep one's authority(跇权越职)
  • To cross mountains and ridges(跇山越岭)
  • To overstep the bounds(跇矩)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character is composed of the foot radical (足) and the component 世, suggesting the action of stepping through the world or over time.
  • It is a classical character more commonly found in literary or historical texts than in modern everyday usage.
  • It carries a connotation of transcending or surpassing a limit or boundary.

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