穿 chuān

1. chuān verb to dress; to wear
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: The subject of this verb is usually a person and the single object the item of clothing worn. For example, 她穿着件粉红的卫生衣 'She was wearing a pink sweatshirt ...' (Lao She, 2003, p. 306; CC-CEDICT '穿'; Guoyu '穿' v 3; Kroll 2015 '穿' 6, p. 59; XHZD '穿' 4, p. 100)
2. chuān verb to penetrate; to pass through
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '穿'; Kroll 2015 '穿' 1, p. 59; XHZD '穿' 1, p. 100)
3. chuān adverb penetratingly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: After a verb; for example, 说穿 state in a penetrating way (Guoyu '穿' adv; XHZD '穿' 2, p. 100)
4. chuān verb to push forward
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '穿' 2, p. 59)
5. chuān adjective worn out
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '穿' adj; Kroll 2015 '穿' 3, p. 59)
6. chuān verb to thread together
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 贯通 (CC-CEDICT '穿'; Guoyu '穿' v 2; Kroll 2015 '穿' 4, p. 59)
7. chuān noun a pit for a grave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '穿' 5, p. 59)
8. chuān verb to dig
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 挖掘 (Guoyu '穿' v 1)

Contained in

• 穿山甲 pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
• 万箭穿心(萬箭穿心) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows; overcome with sorrow; to lambaste
• 穿一条裤子(穿一條褲子) (of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family
• 身穿 to wear
• 耐穿 durable; proof against wear and tear
• 穿针走线(穿針走線) thread a needle
• 水滴石穿 dripping water penetrates the stone; constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
• 望眼欲穿 to anxiously await
• 贯穿今古(貫穿今古) connection between the present and past
• 眼穿肠断(眼穿腸斷) waiting anxiously
• 穿梭 to travel back and forth; to shuttle
• 穿着(穿著) to wear ; attire; clothes; dress
• 穿越时空(穿越時空) to travel through time
• 穿带(穿帶) to wear
• 点穿(點穿) to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word
• 乱穿马路(亂穿馬路) to jaywalk
• 穿插 to insert; to interject
• 一眼看穿 to see through something at first glance
• 穿反 to wear inside out
• 试穿(試穿) to try wearing clothes; fitting trial
• 妄生穿凿(妄生穿鑿) a forced analogy; to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
• 时空穿梭(時空穿梭) time travel
• 穿戴 to dress
• 穿靴猕猴(穿靴獼猴) booted macaque
• 羊膜穿刺术(羊膜穿刺術) amniocentesis
• 没吃没穿(沒吃沒穿) to be without food and clothing; poor
• 看穿 see through
• 穿上 to put on (clothes etc)
• 穿孔 to punch a hole; to perforate
• 穿着打扮(穿著打扮) style of dress; one's appearance
• 穿越剧(穿越劇) time travel series (on TV)
• 穿小鞋 to make somebody wear tight shoes; to make life difficult for sb
• 穿孝 to wear mourning clothes
• 穿搭 to wear selected items of clothing in combination to achieve a particular look; fashion styling
• 临渴穿井(臨渴穿井) face thirst and dig a well; not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late
• 实穿(實穿) (of an item of clothing) practical
• 洞穿 to penetrate; to pierce; to see clearly; to have an insight into
• 引线穿针(引線穿針) a pull-through to thread a needle; to act as go-between
• 拆穿 to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
• 穿透 to penetrate
• 穿洞 to pierce
• 健穿 long lasting to wear
• 天穿日 a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
• 穿刺 medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap); body piercing; puncture
• 户限为穿(戶限為穿) an endless stream of visitors
• 戳穿 to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
• 扎穿 to prick; to puncture
• 时空穿越(時空穿越) time travel
• 贯穿(貫穿) to run through; to link ; to master a subject thoroughly
• 百步穿杨(百步穿楊) to shoot with great precision

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穿孔卡

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Truncated for common words

• 卷二十九 溝洫志 Volume 29: Treatise on Rivers and Canals Book of Han 漢書 — count: 20
• 第十六回 Chapter 16 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 12
• 卷二百二十二下 列傳第一百四十七下 南蠻下 Volume 222c Biographies 147c: Southern Man 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 12
• 卷上：一之源、二之具、三之造 First Scroll: 1. Origin, 2. Tools, 3. Making The Classic of Tea 茶經 — count: 11
• 第五十回 Chapter 50 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 10
• 第七十六回 Chapter 76 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 10
• 第二回 Chapter 3 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 《盡心章句下》 Commentary on Jin Xin II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 9
• 《河渠書》 Rivers and canals Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 9
• 第十二回 Chapter 12 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 9

Collocations

• 赵穿 (趙穿) 趙穿追之不及 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 27
• 穿井 (穿井) 是譬猶噎而穿井也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十二 公孟 Book 12 - Gong Meng — count: 12
• 穿窬 (穿窬) 其猶穿窬之盜也與 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 17. 《陽貨》 Yang Huo — count: 9
• 穿弑 (穿弒) 穿弒也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 7
• 穿渠 (穿渠) 引渭穿渠起長安 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《河渠書》 Rivers and canals — count: 7
• 韩穿 (韓穿) 韓穿 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 7
• 子穿 (子穿) 邾子穿卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 5
• 人穿 (人穿) 悉發卒數萬人穿漕渠 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《河渠書》 Rivers and canals — count: 4
• 穿漕 (穿漕) 悉發卒數萬人穿漕渠 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《河渠書》 Rivers and canals — count: 4
• 穿来 (穿來) 晉侯使韓穿來言汶陽之田 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 4