穿梭
chuān suō
Pinyin

Definition

穿梭
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chuān suō
  1. to travel back and forth
  2. to shuttle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

穿
chuān
  1. 1 to wear
  2. 2 to put on
  3. 3 to dress
  4. 4 to bore through
  5. 5 to pierce
  6. 6 to perforate
  7. 7 to penetrate
  8. 8 to pass through
  9. 9 to thread
穿越
chuān yuè
  1. 1 to pass through
  2. 2 to traverse
  3. 3 to cross
看穿
kàn chuān
  1. 1 see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
穿上
chuān shang
  1. 1 to put on (clothes etc)
穿梭
chuān suō
  1. 1 to travel back and forth
  2. 2 to shuttle
穿衣
chuān yī
  1. 1 to wear clothes
  2. 2 clothing
穿过
chuān guò
  1. 1 to pass through
刺穿
cì chuān
  1. 1 to skewer
  2. 2 to impale
  3. 3 to pierce through
吃穿
chī chuān
  1. 1 food and clothing
太空梭
tài kōng suō
  1. 1 space shuttle
戳穿
chuō chuān
  1. 1 to puncture
  2. 2 to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
扎穿
zhā chuān
  1. 1 to prick
  2. 2 to puncture
拆穿
chāi chuān
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to unmask
  3. 3 to see through (a lie etc)
揭穿
jiē chuān
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to uncover
摩梭
Mó suō
  1. 1 Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
摩梭族
Mó suō zú
  1. 1 Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
望眼欲穿
wàng yǎn yù chuān
  1. 1 to anxiously await
梭
suō
  1. 1 shuttle (textiles)
  2. 2 to move back and fro
梭哈
suō hā
  1. 1 (poker) show hand (loanword)
  2. 2 five-card stud
梭子
suō zi
  1. 1 shuttle (textile)
  2. 2 cartridge clip
  3. 3 classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire

Idioms (20)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 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. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
妄生穿凿
wàng shēng chuān záo
  1. 1 a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
  1. 1 an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
日月如梭
rì yuè rú suō
  1. 1 the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
岁月如梭
suì yuè rú suō
  1. 1 time flies (idiom)
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
  1. 1 to be without food or clothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to be very poor
滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石
dī shuǐ chuān shí
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
百步穿杨
bǎi bù chuān yáng
  1. 1 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
眼成穿
yǎn chéng chuān
  1. 1 to watch in anticipation (idiom)
眼穿肠断
yǎn chuān cháng duàn
  1. 1 waiting anxiously (idiom)
磨穿铁砚
mó chuān tiě yàn
  1. 1 to grind one's way through an ink stone
  2. 2 to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
  3. 3 to study diligently (idiom)
穿小鞋
chuān xiǎo xié
  1. 1 lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 to make life difficult for sb
穿金戴银
chuān jīn dài yín
  1. 1 richly bedecked
  2. 2 dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
  1. 1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
  2. 2 to offer outlandish explanations
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. 1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2 to act when it is too late
万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
  1. 1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 to lambaste
  4. 4 to rip sb to shreds

Sample Sentences

丰教授，我们的时光穿梭机成功了！
Fēng jiàoshòu ，wǒmen de shíguāng chuānsuōjī chénggōng le ！
Professor Feng, our time machine is a success!
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