chuān 
		to wear
to put on
to dress
to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to thread
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān cì 
		medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)
body piercing
puncture
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān chā 
		to insert
to take turns, alternate
to interweave
to interlace
subplot
interlude
episode
(military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			chuān xíng 
		to go through
to bore through
to push one's way through
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			guàn chuān 
		to run through
a connecting thread from beginning to end
to link
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān suō 
		to travel back and forth
to shuttle
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kàn chuān 
		see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān bāng 
		(TV or movie) blooper
continuity error
(theater) to flub one's lines
unintended exposure of a body part
to be exposed (of a scheme or trick)
to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue
to blow one's cover
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān yuè 
		to pass through
to cross
to overcome
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chāi chuān 
		to expose
to unmask
to see through (a lie etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shì chuān 
		to try wearing clothes
fitting trial
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shēn chuān 
		to wear
wearing (a uniform)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cì chuān 
		to skewer
to impale
to pierce through
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān shān jiǎ 
		pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuō chuān 
		to puncture
to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān zhuó dǎ bàn 
		style of dress
one's appearance
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dòng chuān 
		to penetrate
to pierce
to see clearly
to have an insight into
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn 
		lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nài chuān 
		durable
proof against wear and tear
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dī shuǐ chuān shí 
		dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎi bù chuān yáng 
		to shoot with great precision (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuǐ dī shí chuān 
		dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān huí 
		to put on (clothes)
to put (clothes) back on
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī yǎn kàn chuān 
		to see through something at first glance (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yáng shuǐ chuān cì 
		amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān záo 
		to bore a hole
to give a forced interpretation
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān jīn dài yín 
		richly bedecked
dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			diǎn chuān 
		to lay bare in a few words
to expose with a word
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān záo fù huì 
		to give a forced interpretation (idiom)
to draw far-fetched analogies
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān zhuó jiǎng jiu 
		smart clothes
particular about one's dress
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dī shuǐ shí chuān 
		dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mó chuān tiě yàn 
		to grind one's way through an ink stone
to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
to study diligently (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			méi chī méi chuān 
		to be without food or clothing (idiom)
to be very poor