跇 (yì) - To pass over & to cross over
跇 · yì
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
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.