过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 坐下 zuò xia to sit down syn 穿越 chuān yuè to pass through / to traverse / to cross syn 十字架 shí zì jià cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure 交叉 jiāo chā to cross / to intersect / to overlap syn 渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over / to pass through syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 盘问 盤問 pán wèn to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire syn 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 济 濟 jì to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help syn 越界 yuè jiè to cross a border / to overstep a bound 过渡 過渡 guò dù to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration) syn 跨过 跨過 kuà guò to surmount / to cross over syn 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried syn 坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom) / resigned to one's fate syn 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 横穿 橫穿 héng chuān to cross / to traverse 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class) 越野 yuè yě cross country 出界 chū jiè to cross a border / (sport) to go out of bounds 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 交锋 交鋒 jiāo fēng to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb) syn 超标 超標 chāo biāo to cross the limit / to be over the accepted norm / excessive 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 静坐 靜坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in 翻越 fān yuè to cross / to surmount / to transcend syn 斜眼 xié yǎn to look askance / cross or wall-eyed 相交 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic) / to intersect / to make friends syn 补考 補考 bǔ kǎo to sit for a makeup exam / to resit an exam / makeup exam / resit 越境 yuè jìng to cross a border (usually illegally) / to sneak in or out of a country 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn 过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude / to cross the stage / to do sth as a mere formality / to go through the motions syn 闲坐 閑坐 xián zuò to sit around / to sit idly 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn 横渡 橫渡 héng dù to cross (a body of water) 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 横流 橫流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow syn 横截面 橫截面 héng jié miàn cross-section 落座 luò zuò to sit down / to take a seat syn 唇枪舌剑 唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn (idiom) to cross verbal swords / to have a heated verbal exchange syn 赌咒 賭咒 dǔ zhòu to swear to God / to cross one's heart syn 围坐 圍坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator) 横贯 橫貫 héng guàn horizontal traverse / to cut across / to cross transversally 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 切面 qiē miàn section / cross-cut / tangent plane (math.) syn 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 促膝 cù xī to sit knee to knee syn 打坐 dǎ zuò to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 截面 jié miàn section / cross-section syn 坐禅 坐禪 zuò chán to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery) syn 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 纵横驰骋 縱橫馳騁 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country syn 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 考研 kǎo yán to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program 过马路 過馬路 guò mǎ lù to cross the street 双足 雙足 shuāng zú both feet / two-legged 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī cross-legged 渡河 dù hé to cross a river syn 十字绣 十字繡 shí zì xiù cross-stitch 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn 负气 負氣 fù qì in a pique / sulky / cross syn 跨境 kuà jìng cross-border 席地而坐 xí dì ér zuò to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom) syn 跨部门 跨部門 kuà bù mén cross-practice 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 横断 橫斷 héng duàn to cross (a road, an ocean etc) / to cut across 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths syn 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 漂洋 piāo yáng to cross the ocean 划掉 劃掉 huà diào to cross out / to cross off 横越 橫越 héng yuè to cross / to pass over / to traverse / trans- 十字形 shí zì xíng cruciform / cross shape 斗鸡眼 鬥雞眼 dòu jī yǎn cross-eye 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn 坐 zuò to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4] syn 超 chāo to exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross / ultra- / super- syn 爬 pá to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up syn 骑 騎 qí to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses syn 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 渡 dù to cross / to pass through / to ferry syn 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 叉 chā fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / "X" syn 叉 chá to cross / be stuck syn 逾 yú to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over syn 仰卧起坐 仰臥起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise) 桁 héng pole plate / purlin (cross-beam in roof) / ridge-pole syn 罗圈腿 羅圈腿 luó quān tuǐ bow-legged / bandy-legged 骑墙 騎牆 qí qiáng to sit on the fence (in a dispute) 盘诘 盤詰 pán jié to cross-examine (law) syn 