穿

To wear in Chinese: 穿 (chuān)

chuān

to wear

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to wear
  2. 2to put on
  3. 3to dress
  4. 4to bore through
  5. 5to pierce
  6. 6to perforate
  7. 7to penetrate
  8. 8to pass through
  9. 9to thread

Stroke order

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穿

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄢ

chuān

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 请穿衣服。

    qǐng chuān yī fu。

    Please get dressed.

  • 滴水穿石。

    dī shuǐ chuān shí。

    Constant dripping wears away a stone.

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Related words

穿上

chuān shang

to put on (clothes etc)

穿过

chuān guò

to pass through

穿越

chuān yuè

to pass through

穿着

chuān zhuó

attire

贯穿

guàn chuān

to run through

穿小鞋

chuān xiǎo xié

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

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