Definition
穿 means 'to wear, put on' — for clothes, shoes, and accessories. Unlike 脱 (tuō), which means 'take off,' 穿 is the everyday word for putting them on. It does NOT mean 'to pierce' or 'to pass through' at this level.
verb
to wearto put on (clothing, shoes, etc.)
Easily confused
- 窑yáolook-alikekiln (for firing pottery, bricks, or lime)
- 船chuánsound-alikeboat; ship; vessel
- 窄zhǎilook-alikenarrow (physically)
- 传chuánsound-aliketo pass on; to transmit; to transfer
- 穷qiónglook-alikepoor, impoverished
- 喘chuǎnsound-aliketo gasp for breath; to pant; to breathe heavily
- 串chuànsound-alike(classifier) used for things strung together or in a bunch or in a row: string of, bunch of, skewer of
Examples
- 。Wǒ chuān yīfu.I wear clothes.
- 穿。Tā chuān xié.He puts on shoes.
- 穿。Tā chuān hóng yīfu.She wears red clothes.
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