Hanzi
Traditional
穿
Simplified
穿

to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to perforate/to penetrate/to pass through/to thread

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

chuān, chuàn, yuān

Bopomofo

ㄔㄨㄢ, ㄔㄨㄢˋ, ㄩㄢ

Jyutping

cyun1

Example sentences

穿 chuān
外面很冷，多穿點衣服。
外面很冷，多穿点衣服。

It's cold outside, wear some more clothes.

反 fǎn
他把衣服穿反了。

He wore his clothes inside out.

穿越 chuānyuè
他們穿越了沙漠。
他们穿越了沙漠。

They traversed the desert.

沙漠 shāmò
穿越這片沙漠需要充足的水和食物。
穿越这片沙漠需要充足的水和食物。

Crossing this desert requires plenty of water and food.

看穿 kànchuān
他一眼就看穿了對方的謊言。
他一眼就看穿了对方的谎言。

He saw through the other person's lie at a glance.

父 fù
知子莫若父，他一眼就看穿了兒子的謊言。
知子莫若父，他一眼就看穿了儿子的谎言。

A father knows his son best; he saw through his son's lie at a glance.

穿上 chuānshàng
天冷了，快穿上外套。

It's getting cold, put on your coat quickly.

神氣 / 神气 shénqì
他穿上校服後，顯得特別神氣。
他穿上校服后，显得特别神气。

He looks especially spirited after putting on his school uniform.

穿梭 chuānsuō
汽車在城市裡來回穿梭。
汽车在城市里来回穿梭。

Cars shuttle back and forth in the city.

司機 / 司机 sījī
公車司機每天都要在擁擠的交通中穿梭。
公车司机每天都要在拥挤的交通中穿梭。

Bus drivers have to weave through heavy traffic every day.

Example Vocabulary

穿

chuan1

to wear; to put on (clothes)

穿越

chuan1'yue4

to traverse; to pass through; to travel through (time)

看穿

kan4'chuan1

to see through; to detect (a trick)

穿上

chuan1'shang4

to put on (clothes, shoes, etc.)

穿梭

chuan1'suo1

to shuttle back and forth; to weave

穿衣

刺穿

吃穿

戳穿

chuo1'chuan1

扎穿

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