wade across; ford
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to wade across (a river); to ford
literaryLiterary term for crossing a river by walking through the water rather than swimming or using a boat. Typically used in written narratives or formal descriptions.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
tú徒
shè涉
guò过
hé河
。
The soldiers waded across the river.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
zǔ阻
duàn断
le了
dào道
lù路
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
tú徒
shè涉
ér而
guò过
。
The flood cut off the road, so we had no choice but to wade across.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
hěn很
qiǎn浅
，
kě可
yǐ以
tú徒
shè涉
。
This river is very shallow; it can be forded.