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穿 (chuān): to wear

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HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to wear
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 9
Radical: 穴
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to go through
to cross
to thread
to string together
to wear
to put on (clothes
to wear
to put on (clothes, shoes, etc.)
to go through
to cross
to pierce
to bore through
to thread

Chinese explanation

把衣服、鞋袜等套在身上
从物体中间通过或透过，使物体形成孔洞
也表示通过、穿过某个地方。

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Example sentences

It's cold outside; put on a bit more (clothes).

He is wearing a red shirt.

We crossed that road.

She threads beads with a string.

The eye of the needle is too small to thread through.

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