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穿越

chuān yuè · chuan yue

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to pass through
  2. to traverse
  3. to cross
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If you could time travel

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)看(kàn)了(le)一部(yībù)穿越(chuānyuè)剧(jù)。

    Last night I watched a time-travel drama.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)人(rén)穿越(chuānyuè)到(dào)古代(gǔdài)的(de)那种(nàzhǒng)吗(ma)？

    Is it the kind where a person travels to ancient times?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！如果(rúguǒ)我(wǒ)能(néng)穿越(chuānyuè)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)唐朝(tángcháo)。

    Yes! If I could time travel, I would go to the Tang dynasty.

  4. Liangliang

    去(qù)唐朝(tángcháo)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What would you do in the Tang dynasty?

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)李白(lǐbái)写诗(xiěshī)！

    Watch Li Bai write poems!

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)唐朝(tángcháo)没有(méiyǒu)手机(shǒujī)，你(nǐ)受得了(shòudeliǎo)吗(ma)？

    But the Tang dynasty had no phones. Could you stand it?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)的(de)鸟(niǎo)可(kě)以(yǐ)穿(chuān)越(yuè)音(yīn)障(zhàng)。

Some birds can break the sound barrier.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)穿(chuān)越(yuè)这(zhè)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)。

It took us three hours to cross this forest.

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