穿 - chuān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

(TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one's lines; unintended exposure of a body part; to be exposed (of a scheme or trick); to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue; to blow one's cover

穿戴

chuān dài

to dress; clothing

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

穿梭

chuān suō

to travel back and forth; to shuttle

pierce

attire; clothes; dress

穿行

chuān xíng

to go through; to bore through; to push one's way through

穿衣

chuān yī

to wear clothes; clothing

穿越

chuān yuè

to pass through; to cross; to overcome

to pass through

to penetrate

draft

pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater

to cross (a street)

style of dress; one's appearance

穿着讲究

chuān zhuó jiǎng jiu

smart clothes; particular about one's dress

穿越时空

chuān yuè shí kōng

to travel through time

穿透辐射

chuān tòu fú shè

penetrating radiation

thread a needle

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family; to share the same view of things

frostbite; chilblain

to skewer; to impale; to pierce through

food and clothing

(of an item of clothing) practical

戳穿

chuō chuān

to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)

扎穿

zhā chuān

to prick; to puncture

拆穿

chāi chuān

to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)

揭穿

jiē chuān

to expose; to uncover

横穿

héng chuān

to cross; to traverse

洞穿

dòng chuān

to penetrate; to pierce; to see clearly; to have an insight into

点穿

diǎn chuān

to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word

看穿

kàn chuān

see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)

耐穿

nài chuān

durable; proof against wear and tear

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

身穿

shēn chuān

to wear; wearing (a uniform)

天穿日

tiān chuān rì

a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month

to jaywalk

a pull-through to thread a needle; (fig.) to act as go-between

puncture test

time travel; time shift

time travel

to anxiously await

amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)

羊膜穿刺术

yáng mó chuān cì shù

amniocentesis

Idioms (16)

穿小鞋

chuān xiǎo xié

(lit.) to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb

穿凿附会

chuān záo fù huì

to give a forced interpretation (idiom); to draw far-fetched analogies

穿金戴银

chuān jīn dài yín

richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

穿针引线

chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn

(lit.) to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

眼成穿

yǎn chéng chuān

to watch in anticipation (idiom)

一眼看穿

yī yǎn kàn chuān

to see through something at first glance (idiom)

临渴穿井

lín kě chuān jǐng

(lit.) face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late

妄生穿凿

wàng shēng chuān záo

a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

户限为穿

hù xiàn wèi chuān

an endless stream of visitors (idiom)

水滴石穿

shuǐ dī shí chuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; persistent effort overcomes any difficulty

没吃没穿

méi chī méi chuān

to be without food or clothing (idiom); to be very poor

滴水石穿

dī shuǐ shí chuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

滴水穿石

dī shuǐ chuān shí

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

百步穿杨

bǎi bù chuān yáng

to shoot with great precision (idiom)

眼穿肠断

yǎn chuān cháng duàn

waiting anxiously (idiom)

磨穿铁砚

mó chuān tiě yàn

to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom)

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