横渡 meaning in English

héngdù

to cross (a body of water)

Traditional 橫渡27 strokes

Meaning of 横渡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

héngdù
  1. to cross (a body of water)

横渡 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā用yòng30天tiān横héng渡dù了le太tài平píng洋yáng。
He crossed the Pacific Ocean in thirty days.
他tā是shì唯wéi一yī一yí个gè游yóu泳yǒng横héng渡dù英yīng吉jí利lì海hǎi峡xiá的de美měi国guó人rén。
He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.

Stroke order for each character

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横 héng · horizontal · 15 strokes

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渡 dù · to cross · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 横渡.

过渡guòdùto cross over (by ferry); transition
渡过dùguòto cross over; to pass through
横向héngxiànghorizontal; orthogonal
横七竖八héngqī-shùbāin disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
纵横交错zònghéng-jiāocuòcriss-crossed (idiom)
渡假dùjià(Tw) to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
偷渡tōudùillegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship)
引渡yǐndùto extradite
横跨héngkuàto span; to stretch across
才华横溢cáihuáhéngyìbrimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
横扫héngsǎoto sweep away; to sweep across
渡轮dùlúnferry boat

Questions about 横渡

What does 横渡 mean?

横渡 (héngdù) means "to cross (a body of water)".

How do you write 横渡?

横渡 is made of 2 characters: 横 (15 strokes), 渡 (12 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

How is 横渡 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 横渡 is written 橫渡.