穿 cyun¹ {chuān}

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

穿崩 cyun¹ bang¹ {chuān bēng}

goofs; bloopers

穿鼻 cyun¹ bei⁶ {chuān bí}

pierce one's nose

穿煲 cyun¹ bou¹ {chuān bāo}

(slang) fail to cover up a secret; to let a secret out; to have a secret exposed

穿窿 cyun¹ lung¹ {chuān lóng}

a hole that appears in an object due to the effect of wear and tear; (something is) holed

穿幫〔-帮〕 cyun¹ bong¹ {chuān bāng}

1. (TV or movie) blooper
2. continuity error
3. (theater) to flub one's lines
4. unintended exposure of a body part
5. to be exposed (of a scheme or trick)
6. to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue
7. to blow one's cover

穿插 cyun¹ caap³ {chuān chā}

1. to insert
2. to take turns, alternate
3. to interweave
4. to interlace
5. subplot
6. interlude
7. episode
8. (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces

穿刺 cyun¹ ci³ {chuān cì}

1. medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)
2. body piercing
3. puncture

穿帶〔-带〕 cyun¹ daai³ {chuān dài}

wear

穿戴 cyun¹ daai³ {chuān dài}

1. to dress
2. clothing

穿洞 cyun¹ dung⁶ {chuān dòng}

pierce

穿反 cyun¹ faan² {chuān fǎn}

to wear inside out (clothes)

穿過〔-过〕 cyun¹ gwo³ {chuān guò}

to pass through

穿行 cyun¹ hang⁴ {chuān xíng}

1. to go through
2. to bore through
3. to push one's way through

穿孔 cyun¹ hung² {chuān kǒng}

1. to punch or bore a hole
2. to perforate
3. perforation

穿衣 cyun¹ ji¹ {chuān yī}

1. to wear clothes
2. clothing

穿越 cyun¹ jyut⁶ {chuān yuè}

1. to pass through
2. to cross
3. to overcome

穿梭 cyun¹ so¹ {chuān suō}

1. to travel back and forth
2. to shuttle

穿上 cyun¹ soeng⁵ {chuān shang}

to put on (clothes etc)

穿透 cyun¹ tau³ {chuān tòu}

to penetrate

穿回 cyun¹ wui⁴ {chuān huí}

1. to put on (clothes)
2. to put (clothes) back on

穿著〔-着〕 cyun¹ zoek³ {chuān zhuó}

1. attire
2. clothes
3. dress

穿鑿〔-凿〕 cyun¹ zok⁶ {chuān záo}

1. to bore a hole
2. to give a forced interpretation

穿孔機〔--机〕 cyun¹ hung² gei¹ {chuān kǒng jī}

Puncher

穿心邊〔--边〕 cyun¹ sam¹ bin¹ {chuān xīn biān}

(Chinese radical) in a component form "忄"

穿梭機〔--机〕 cyun¹ so¹ gei¹ {chuān suō jī}

space shuttle

穿馬路〔-马-〕 cyun¹ maa⁵ lou⁶ {chuān mǎ lù}

to cross (a street)

穿山甲 cyun¹ saan¹ gaap³ {chuān shān jiǎ}

1. pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
2. scaly ant-eater

穿小鞋 cyun¹ siu² haai⁴ {chuān xiǎo xié}

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

穿櫃桶底〔-柜--〕 cyun¹ gwai⁶ tung² dai² {chuān guì tǒng dǐ}

embezzlement; to embezzle

穿櫃桶底〔-柜--〕 cyun¹ gwai⁶ tung² dai² {chuān guì tǒng dǐ}

to embezzle funds

穿金戴銀〔---银〕 cyun¹ gam¹ daai³ ngan⁴ {chuān jīn dài yín}

1. richly bedecked
2. dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

穿越時空〔--时-〕 cyun¹ jyut⁶ si⁴ hung¹ {chuān yuè shí kōng}

to travel through time

穿透輻射〔--辐-〕 cyun¹ tau³ fuk¹ se⁶ {chuān tòu fú shè}

penetrating radiation

穿針引線〔-针-线〕 cyun¹ zam¹ jan⁵ sin³ {chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn}

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

穿針走線〔-针-线〕 cyun¹ zam¹ zau² sin³ {chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn}

thread a needle

穿著打扮〔-着--〕 cyun¹ zoek³ daa² baan³ {chuān zhuó dǎ bàn}

1. style of dress
2. one's appearance

穿著講究〔-着讲-〕 cyun¹ zoek³ gong² gau³ {chuān zhuó jiǎng jiu}

1. smart clothes
2. particular about one's dress

穿鑿附會〔-凿-会〕 cyun¹ zok⁶ fu⁶ wui⁶ {chuān záo fù huì}

1. to give a forced interpretation (idiom)
2. to draw far-fetched analogies

穿一條褲子〔--条裤-〕 cyun¹ jat¹ tiu⁴ fu³ zi² {chuān yī tiáo kù zi}

1. (of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together
2. to be like family
3. to share the same view of things