穿 chuān

penetrate, pierce, drill; wear

HSK 2 #785

DEFINITIONS

穿 chuān
  • to wear
  • to put on
  • to dress
  • to bore through
  • to pierce
  • to perforate
  • to penetrate
  • to pass through
  • to thread

STROKES

WORDS

穿越 chuān yuè
HSK 6
to pass through; to traverse; to cross
穿过 chuān guò to pass through
穿着 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress
穿梭 chuān suō to travel back and forth; to shuttle
看穿 kàn chuān see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
穿透 chuān tòu to penetrate
揭穿 jiē chuān to expose; to uncover
穿戴 chuān dài to dress; clothing
试穿 shì chuān to try wearing clothes; fitting trial
贯穿 guàn chuān to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link
横穿 héng chuān to cross; to traverse
穿衣 chuān yī to wear clothes; clothing
穿行 chuān xíng to go through; to bore through; to push one's way through
穿孔 chuān kǒng to punch or bore a hole; to perforate; perforation
穿刺 chuān cì medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap); body piercing; puncture
拆穿 chāi chuān to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
戳穿 chuō chuān to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
身穿 shēn chuān to wear (a garment)
穿插 chuān chā to insert; to take turns, alternate; to interweave; to interlace; subplot; interlude; episode; (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
穿堂风 chuān táng fēng draft
望眼欲穿 wàng yǎn yù chuān to anxiously await
穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb
百步穿杨 bǎi bù chuān yáng to shoot with great precision (idiom)
穿山甲 chuān shān jiǎ pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
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