跨国 kuàguó transnational
transnational; multinational
How to remember 跨国: 跨 to straddle + 国 country = transnational.
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How it is used
- Attributive "cross-border / multinational" - 跨国公司 (kuàguó gōngsī) multinational corporation; 跨国婚姻 international marriage.
- Almost always modifies a noun rather than standing alone; 跨 = straddling, so it literally spans across countries.
- 跨国 stresses crossing national lines specifically; 国际 (guójì, international) is the broader, more general "international."