Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 穿

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

to penetrate
to pierce
to see clearly
to have an insight into

to penetrate

to try wearing clothes
fitting trial

to pass through

(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 to conceal through a slip of the tongue
to blow one's cover

frostbite
chilblain

to cross
to traverse

(of an item of clothing) practical

(medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy

to prick
to puncture

attire; clothes; dress

to wear out (clothes)
to pierce (a membrane etc)

to dress
clothing

to wear (a garment)

to expose
to uncover

see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)

to thread a needle

to lay bare in a few words
to expose with a word

to punch a hole; to perforate
(medicine) perforation

to wear inside out (clothes)

amniocentesis (abbr. for 羊膜穿刺 (yángmóchuāncì))

to travel back and forth
to shuttle

(Tw) to mix and match; outfit coordination

food and clothing

to put on (clothes etc)

to expose
to unmask
to see through (a lie etc)

to put on (clothes)
to put (clothes) back on

to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through

to pass through
to traverse
to cross

to put on clothes; to get dressed

to skewer
to impale
to pierce through

pierce

to puncture
to lay bear or expose (lies etc)

to run through
a connecting thread from beginning to end
to link

to insert
to take turns, alternate
to interweave
to interlace
subplot
interlude
episode
(military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces

to bore a hole
to give a forced interpretation

durable
proof against wear and tear

chuānshānjiǎ

pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater

time travel series (on TV)

chuānxiǎoxié

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
to make life difficult for sb

full-length mirror

chuāntángfēng

draft

a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month

to cross (a street)

yǎnchéngchuān

to watch in anticipation (idiom)

móchuāntiěyàn

to grind one's way through an ink stone
to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
to study diligently (idiom)

yǐnxiànchuānzhēn

to thread a needle
(fig.) to act as a go-between

bǎibùchuānyáng

to shoot with great precision (idiom)

chuānzhēnzǒuxiàn

to thread a needle

shíkōngchuānyuè

time travel

hùxiànwéichuān

to have an endless stream of visitors (idiom)

chuānzáofùhuì

(idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations

chuānyuèshíkōng

to travel through time

wàngshēngchuānzáo

a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

chuānzhuójiǎngjiu

smart clothes
particular about one's dress

shuǐdīshíchuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

dīshuǐshíchuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

línkěchuānjǐng

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
to act when it is too late

chuāntòufúshè

penetrating radiation

yángmóchuāncì

amniocentesis

chuānzhuódǎbàn

style of dress
one's appearance

yǎnchuānchángduàn

waiting anxiously (idiom)

chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn

lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

chuōchuānshìyàn

puncture test

wàngyǎnyùchuān

to anxiously await

shíkōngchuānsuō

time travel

chuānjīndàiyín

richly bedecked
dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

yángshuǐchuāncì

amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)

dīshuǐchuānshí

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

méichīméichuān

to be without food or clothing (idiom)
to be very poor

yīyǎnkànchuān

to see through something at first glance (idiom)

wànjiànchuānxīn

lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
fig. overcome with sorrow
fig. to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds

luànchuānmǎlù

to jaywalk

chuānyītiáokùzi

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
to share the same view of things

yángmóchuāncìshù

羊膜穿刺术

[羊膜穿刺術]

amniocentesis

guāngjiǎodebùpàchuānxiéde

光脚的不怕穿鞋的

[光腳的不怕穿鞋的]

lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai

马尾穿豆腐，提不起来

[馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來]

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提 (tí))