穿

穿
chuān
Radical 116 · 9 strokes

to dress

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MEANING9 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to dress

    用衣服盖住身体;穿上衣服yòng yīfú gàizhù shēntǐ;chuānshang yīfú

    • What kind of clothes do you like to wear?

    • It's cold today, you should put on a few more layers.

  2. verb

    to put on

    穿上衣服或鞋袜;用针线通过布料chuānshang yīfu huò xiéwà; yòng zhēnxiàn tōngguò bùliào

    • She likes wearing skirts.

    • It's cold today, remember to wear a thick jacket.

  3. verb

    to bore through

    用尖锐的东西穿过或打洞;穿衣或穿鞋yòng jiānruì de dōngxi chuānguò huò dǎdòng; chuānyī huò chuānxié

    • He pushed through the crowd.

    • Workers used a drilling rig to bore through the thick layer of rock.

  4. verb

    to perforate

    用衣服等穿在身上;从一端到另一端通过yòng yīfu děng chuān zài shēnshang;cóng yīduān dào lìngyīduān tōngguò

    • He wore a hole through it.

    • This needle can hardly pierce through the thick fabric.

  5. verb

    to wear

    身体上穿着衣服或其他东西shēntǐ shàng chuānzháo yīfu huò qítā dōngxi

    • It's really cold today, remember to wear a thicker jacket.

  6. verb

    to thread

    用线或绳子通过孔或眼yòng xiàn huò shéngzi tōngguò kǒng huò yǎn

    • Please help me thread the needle.

    • She strung the beads one by one into a necklace.

  7. verb

    to pierce

    • He put on a new outfit.

    • The arrow pierced through the wooden board.

  8. verb

    to penetrate

    • This piece of clothing is very comfortable to wear.

    • He saw right through her lie at a single glance.

  9. verb

    to pass through

    通过;从一边到另一边tōngguò; cóng yībǐan dào lìngwàibǐan

    • He crossed the street.

    • The train passed through a long tunnel.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
穿

Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.

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