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拆穿
chāi chuān
Pinyin
Definition
拆穿
-
chāi chuān
to expose
to unmask
to see through (a lie etc)
Character Decomposition
拆
扌
斤
丶
穿
穴
牙
Related Words
(20)
穿
chuān
1
to wear
2
to put on
3
to dress
4
to bore through
5
to pierce
6
to perforate
7
to penetrate
8
to pass through
9
to thread
穿越
chuān yuè
1
to pass through
2
to traverse
3
to cross
拆
chāi
1
to tear open
2
to tear down
3
to tear apart
4
to open
拆迁
chāi qiān
1
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
拆开
chāi kāi
1
to dismantle
2
to disassemble
3
to open up (sth sealed)
4
to unpick
看穿
kàn chuān
1
see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
穿上
chuān shang
1
to put on (clothes etc)
穿梭
chuān suō
1
to travel back and forth
2
to shuttle
穿着
chuān zhuó
1
attire
2
clothes
3
dress
穿衣
chuān yī
1
to wear clothes
2
clothing
穿过
chuān guò
1
to pass through
分拆
fèn chāi
1
to separate off
2
to hive off
3
a demerger
刺穿
cì chuān
1
to skewer
2
to impale
3
to pierce through
吃穿
chī chuān
1
food and clothing
戳穿
chuō chuān
1
to puncture
2
to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
扎穿
zhā chuān
1
to prick
2
to puncture
拆下
chāi xià
1
to dismantle
2
to take apart
拆借
chāi jiè
1
short-term loan
拆分
chāi fēn
1
to break up into parts
拆卸
chāi xiè
1
to unload
2
to dismantle
Idioms
(20)
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
1
to see through something at first glance (idiom)
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
1
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
2
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
妄生穿凿
wàng shēng chuān záo
1
a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
1
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
1
an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
1
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
2
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
3
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
1
to be without food or clothing (idiom)
2
to be very poor
滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān
1
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
2
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
3
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石
dī shuǐ chuān shí
1
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
2
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
3
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
百步穿杨
bǎi bù chuān yáng
1
to shoot with great precision (idiom)
眼成穿
yǎn chéng chuān
1
to watch in anticipation (idiom)
眼穿肠断
yǎn chuān cháng duàn
1
waiting anxiously (idiom)
磨穿铁砚
mó chuān tiě yàn
1
to grind one's way through an ink stone
2
to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
3
to study diligently (idiom)
穿小鞋
chuān xiǎo xié
1
lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
2
to make life difficult for sb
穿金戴银
chuān jīn dài yín
1
richly bedecked
2
dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
1
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
1
to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
2
to offer outlandish explanations
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
1
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
2
to act when it is too late
Sample Sentences
人生已经很艰难了很困难了，有的事情就不要去拆穿了。
rénshēng yǐjīng hěn jiānnán le hěn kùnnan le ，yǒude shìqing jiù bù yào qù chāichuān le 。
If a person's situation is already difficult and troubled, and they have a problem, then one shouldn't expose it.
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