渡
dù
Meaning
- to cross
- to pass through
- to ferry
Definition
渡过（水域）；度过（时期）；转移。
To cross (a body of water); to pass (a period of time); to transfer.
Usage
常用于表示从一岸到另一岸，或从一种状态到另一种状态的转变。也可用于抽象意义的度过难关或时间。
Often used to indicate moving from one bank to another, or a transition from one state to another. Can also be used abstractly for overcoming difficulties or passing time.
Examples
- 1 他独自一人渡过了那条宽阔的河流。 (He crossed that wide river alone.)
- 2 我们一起渡过了艰难的岁月。 (We passed through those hard times together.)
- 3 这个船可以渡人过河。 (This boat can ferry people across the river.)
- 4 春天来了，冰雪融化，河流可以渡了。 (Spring has come, the ice melts, and the river can be crossed.)
- 5 他们用绳索渡过了峡谷。 (They crossed the canyon using ropes.)
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