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穿梭

chuān suō · chuan suo

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Meaning

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  1. to travel back and forth
  2. to shuttle
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Skewers sold out

  1. Liangliang

    夜市(yèshì)人(rén)好多(hǎoduō)！我(wǒ)要(yào)从(cóng)人群(rénqún)里(lǐ)穿梭(chuānsuō)过去(guòqù)，买(mǎi)烤串(kǎochuàn)。

    The night market is so crowded! I'll weave through the crowd to buy skewers.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)一个人(yīgèrén)在(zài)人群(rénqún)里(lǐ)穿梭(chuānsuō)，不怕(bùpà)走丢(zǒudiū)吗(ma)？

    Weaving through the crowd alone, aren't you afraid of getting lost?

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)怕(pà)，我(wǒ)像(xiàng)小(xiǎo)鱼(yú)一样(yīyàng)穿梭(chuānsuō)！

    No, I weave like a little fish!

  4. Dengdeng

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)，你(nǐ)的(de)烤串(kǎochuàn)呢(ne)？

    Ten minutes later, where are your skewers?

  5. Liangliang

    卖完(màiwán)了(le)。我(wǒ)白(bái)穿梭(chuānsuō)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Sold out. I weaved for ten minutes for nothing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)在(zài)两(liǎng)地(dì)之(zhī)间(jiān)穿(chuān)梭(suō)，忙(máng)于(yú)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

He shuttles between the two places every day, busy with work.

02

游(yóu)客(kè)们(men)穿(chuān)梭(suō)在(zài)狭(xiá)窄(zhǎi)的(de)老(lǎo)街(jiē)里(lǐ)，四(sì)处(chù)拍(pāi)照(zhào)。

Tourists shuttle through the narrow old street, taking photos everywhere.

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