Examples
gōng chéng工程héng横kuà跨le了liǎng两gè个shì jì世纪cái才wán chéng完成,
工程横跨了两个世纪才完成,
The construction spanned two centuries before it was completed.
你要去哪里跨年?
Where do you want to celebrate New Year?
为了握住他的手,她往前跨了一步。
She stepped forward to shake his hand.