窜

To flee in Chinese: 窜 (cuàn)

cuàn

to flee

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 竄1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to flee
  2. 2to scuttle
  3. 3to exile or banish
  4. 4to amend or edit

Stroke order

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窜

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄢˋ

cuàn

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

窜

Simplified

竄

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那只老鼠一下子窜进了洞里。

    nà zhī lǎo shǔ yí xià zǐ cuàn jìn le dòng lǐ。

    The mouse suddenly darted into the hole.

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Related words

催促

cuī cù

to urge

催眠

cuī mián

hypnosis

摧毁

cuī huǐ

to destroy

脆弱

cuì ruò

weak

翠绿

cuì lǜ

greenish-blue

存放

cún fàng

to deposit

存心

cún xīn

deliberately

存折

cún zhé

passbook

搓

cuō

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers

磋商

cuō shāng

to consult

挫折

cuò zhé

setback

措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

no time to deal with it (idiom)

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