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

• 穿着打扮(穿著打扮) style of dress; one's appearance
• 羊水穿刺 amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
• 滴水石穿 dripping water penetrates the stone; constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
• 穿刺 medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap); body piercing; puncture
• 穿反 to wear inside out
• 冻穿(凍穿) frostbite; chilblain
• 穿凿(穿鑿) to bore a hole/to give a forced interpretation
• 刺穿 to skewer; to impale; to pierce through
• 健穿 long lasting to wear
• 穿越剧(穿越劇) time travel series (on TV)
• 没吃没穿(沒吃沒穿) to be without food and clothing; poor
• 吃穿 food and clothing
• 见穿(見穿) to be able to withstand wear
• 实穿(實穿) (of an item of clothing) practical
• 羊膜穿刺术(羊膜穿刺術) amniocentesis
• 穿过(穿過) to pass through
• 引线穿针(引線穿針) a pull-through to thread a needle; to act as go-between
• 眼穿肠断(眼穿腸斷) waiting anxiously
• 穿山甲 pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
• 穿着(穿著) to wear ; attire; clothes; dress
• 横穿(橫穿) to cross; to traverse
• 点穿(點穿) to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word
• 穿着讲究(穿著講究) smart clothes; particular about one's dress
• 穿孝 to wear mourning clothes
• 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.
• 穿带(穿帶) to wear
• 穿洞 to pierce
• 试穿(試穿) to try wearing clothes; fitting trial
• 穿越时空(穿越時空) to travel through time
• 穿帮(穿幫) (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
• 穿上 to put on (clothes etc)
• 穿衣 to wear clothes; clothing
• 穿针引线(穿針引線) to thread a needle; to act as a go-between
• 戳穿试验(戳穿試驗) puncture test
• 天穿日 a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
• 时空穿越(時空穿越) time travel
• 身穿 to wear
• 耐穿 durable; proof against wear and tear
• 穿插 to insert; to interject
• 穿搭 to wear selected items of clothing in combination to achieve a particular look; fashion styling
• 户限为穿(戶限為穿) an endless stream of visitors
• 眼成穿 to watch in anticipation
• 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来(馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來) like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; let's not talk of this (pun on 提)
• 穿行 to go through; to bore through; to push one's way through
• 一眼看穿 to see through something at first glance
• 戳穿 to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
• 贯穿今古(貫穿今古) connection between the present and past
• 揭穿 to expose; to uncover
• 拆穿 to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
• 穿章 to dress; to wear

Also contained in

七穿八穴

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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
• 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
• 第十六回 Chapter 16 Journey to the West 西遊記 — 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
• 第二回 Chapter 3 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 第七十六回 Chapter 76 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 10
• 第十二回 Chapter 12 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 9
• 《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

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
• 穿渠 (穿渠) 引渭穿渠起長安 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《河渠書》 Rivers and canals — count: 14
• 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
• 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
• 穿地 (穿地) 其穿地也 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷二十 反質 Chapter 20: Returning to Simplicity — count: 4
• 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