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跨

Mandarin · pinyin kuà

to step across
to stride over
to straddle
to span

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跨: kuà · straddle, bestride, ride; carry

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4 · kua4

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kwaa1 · kwaa3

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to step across; to stride
(transitive) to cross over (a wall, river, etc.)
to overstep; to exceed; to surpass
to straddle; to bestride; to ride
to occupy; to hold
transgender; trans
to transition to (gender)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 胯 (kuà, “crotch; groin”)

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