yú
窬
climb over; scale
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to climb over (a wall); to scale; to pass through by climbing
archaicClassical/literary usage. Specifically refers to the physical act of climbing over a barrier or wall. Often appears in the compound 穿踰 (to pass through by climbing over) or 踰墙 (to climb over a wall). In modern Mandarin, the simplified form 逾 is more commonly used for the sense of 'exceed', while 踰 specifically retains the physical climbing meaning in traditional/classical contexts.
chuān穿
yú踰
to climb over (a wall); to pass through by scaling a barrier
yú踰
qiáng墙
ér而
rù入
to enter by climbing over the wall; to break in
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Qí其
rén人
yǒu有
yú踰
qiáng墙
qiè窃
dào盗
zhī之
xíng行
。
That person has a history of climbing over walls to steal.