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穿

chuān · chuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to wear
  2. to put on
  3. to dress
  4. to bore through
  5. to pierce
  6. to perforate
  7. to penetrate
  8. to pass through
  9. to thread
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Slippers outside

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)穿(chuān)着(zhe)拖鞋(tuōxié)出门(chūmén)？

    Dengdeng, why did you go out wearing slippers?

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)太(tài)着急(zháojí)了(le)，没(méi)看(kàn)。

    Huh? I was in too much of a hurry and didn't look.

  3. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，你(nǐ)不(bù)冷(lěng)吗(ma)？

    It's cold outside. Aren't you cold?

  4. Dengdeng

    冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)快(kuài)冻(dòng)成(chéng)冰(bīng)了(le)。

    Yes, my feet are almost frozen into ice.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)很(hěn)近(jìn)，借(jiè)你(nǐ)一(yī)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)穿(chuān)。

    My home is close. I'll lend you a pair of shoes to wear.

  6. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)，不过(bùguò)别(bié)借(jiè)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)你(nǐ)穿(chuān)的(de)那(nà)双(shuāng)！

    Okay, but don't lend me the pair you wore yesterday!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)必(bì)须(xū)要(yào)换(huàn)衣(yī)服(fu)，因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)现(xiàn)在(zài)穿(chuān)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)不(bú)适(shì)合(hé)这(zhè)个(ge)环(huán)境(jìng)。

I had to change clothes because what I was wearing wasn't appropriate for the situation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)根(gēn)针(zhēn)穿(chuān)不(bu)过(guò)这(zhè)块(kuài)厚(hòu)布(bù)。

This needle cannot pierce through this thick cloth.

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