7 sentences for 跨 (kuà — to cross over)

1. 在世界所有国家中，只有十二个跨赤道的国家。

   zài shì​jiè suǒ​yǒu guó​jiā zhōng, zhǐ​yǒu shí'èr ge kuà chì​dào de guó​jiā.

   Among all countries in the world, only twelve straddle the Equator.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 这些故事跨越了四个世纪。

   zhè​xiē gù​shi kuà​yuè le sì ge shì​jì.

   These stories span four centuries.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 我快步跨过马路到咖啡馆去。

   wǒ kuài​bù kuà guò mǎ​lù dào kā​fēi​guǎn qù.

   I hurried across the street to the café.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 他跨越了两个世纪，活到近百岁。

   tā kuà​yuè le liǎng​ge shì​jì, huó dào jìn bǎi​suì.

   He spanned two centuries and lived to be nearly a hundred years old.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 他的一生几乎跨越了整个十九世纪。

   tā de yī​shēng jī​hū kuà​yuè le zhěng​gè shí​jiǔ shì​jì.

   His life spanned nearly the entire 19th century.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 欢迎来到伊斯坦布尔，这座城市跨越两大洲。

   huān​yíng lái dào yī​sī​tǎn​bù'ěr, zhè zuò chéng​shì kuà​yuè liǎng dà​zhōu.

   Welcome to Istanbul, a city that straddles two continents.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 他迅速上楼，跨过玩具和一堆堆衣服，正在找他的妻子。

   tā xùn​sù shàng lóu, kuà guò wán​jù hé yī​duī duī yī​fu, zhèng​zài zhǎo tā de qī​zi.

   He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and other piles of clothes, looking for his wife.

   Source: CCMatrix