穿

chuān

“To bore through” in Chinese is 穿 (chuān).

Other characters with the syllable chuan: see all 6 →

Meaning

to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
to thread; to string together

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to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion

Example

她穿上袜子。

She put on socks.

From 穿上 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 穿

穿上chuānshangto put on (clothes etc)HSK 4 穿过chuānguòto pass throughHSK 7-9 穿越chuānyuèto traverse; to pass through; to crossHSK 7-9 穿着chuānzhuóattire; clothes; dressHSK 7-9 贯穿guànchuānto run throughHSK 7-9 穿小鞋chuān xiǎoxiéto have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)HSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

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