fly over; leap; rapid development
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fly over; to leap over
Describes crossing a geographical barrier or a significant distance by flying.
Hòu候
niǎo鸟
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
fēi飞
yuè跃
tài太
píng平
yáng洋
。
Migratory birds fly over the Pacific Ocean every year.
Nà那
zhī只
yīng鹰
qīng轻
sōng松
de地
fēi飞
yuè跃
le了
xiá峡
gǔ谷
。
The eagle easily flew over the canyon.
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Zhè这
jià架
fēi飞
jī机
chéng成
gōng功
fēi飞
yuè跃
le了
dà大
xī西
yáng洋
。
This airplane successfully flew over the Atlantic Ocean.
verb
to leap forward; to make a qualitative leap
formalOften used metaphorically to describe rapid, qualitative progress in development or technology.
Jìn近
nián年
lái来
，
wǒ我
guó国
kē科
jì技
shí实
xiàn现
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
fēi飞
yuè跃
。
In recent years, our country's science and technology have achieved a great leap forward.
Tā他
de的
yīng英
yǔ语
shuǐ水
píng平
zài在
zhè这
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
yǒu有
le了
zhì质
de的
fēi飞
yuè跃
。
His English proficiency has made a qualitative leap in these last few months.
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Cóng从
zhēng蒸
qì汽
jī机
dào到
jì计
suàn算
jī机
，
shì是
rén人
lèi类
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
de的
yī一
cì次
fēi飞
yuè跃
。
The transition from the steam engine to the computer was a leap in human productivity.