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cuàn · cuan

Traditional 竄

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to flee
  2. to scuttle
  3. to exile or banish
  4. to amend or edit
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A squirrel in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)！有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)松鼠(sōngshǔ)从(cóng)树上(shùshàng)窜(cuàn)下来(xiàlai)了(le)。

    Look! A squirrel just darted down from the tree.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)窜(cuàn)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)！

    It darts so fast!

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is it going?

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)又(yòu)窜(cuàn)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)里(lǐ)了(le)！

    It darted into my bag again!

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)是(shì)在(zài)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)的(de)花生(huāshēng)。

    It's looking for your peanuts.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)听(tīng)到(dào)警(jǐng)笛(dí)声(shēng)，立(lì)刻(kè)窜(cuàn)进(jìn)小(xiǎo)巷(xiàng)逃(táo)走(zǒu)了(le)。

Hearing the siren, the thief immediately scuttled into the alley and fled.

02

受(shòu)惊(jīng)的(de)兔(tù)子(zi)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)窜(cuàn)到(dào)草(cǎo)丛(cóng)里(lǐ)不(bú)见(jiàn)了(le)。

The startled rabbit suddenly darted into the grass and disappeared.

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