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Translating from English to Chinese Simplified

Translations:

span — to extend through the distance between or across
→ 跨越 (kuàyuè)
→ 横跨 (héngkuà)
spin — to make yarn
→ 纺 (fǎng)
spin — to turn around quickly
→ 转动 (zhuǎndòng)
→ 自转 (zìzhuàn)

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 6

  1. the complete duration of something

    • “the job was finished in the span of an hour”

  2. the distance or interval between two points

  3. two items of the same kind

    Synonymscouplepairtwosometwainbraceyokecoupletdistichduoduetdyadduad
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  1. a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

  2. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

    Synonymsbridge

  3. the act of sitting or standing astride

    Synonymsstraddle

VERB 1

  1. to cover or extend over an area or time period

    • “Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres”
    • “The novel spans three centuries”
    Synonymscrosstraversesweep