(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
穿插穿插chuan1 cha1
to insert; to take turns, alternate; to interweave; to interlace; subplot; interlude; episode; (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
穿刺穿刺chuan1 ci4
medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap); body piercing; puncture
穿戴穿戴chuan1 dai4
to dress; clothing
穿洞穿洞chuan1 dong4
pierce
穿反穿反chuan1 fan3
to wear inside out (clothes)
穿过穿過chuan1 guo4
to pass through
穿回穿回chuan1 hui2
to put on (clothes); to put (clothes) back on
穿金戴银穿金戴銀chuan1 jin1 dai4 yin2
richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
穿孔穿孔chuan1 kong3
to punch or bore a hole; to perforate; perforation
穿马路穿馬路chuan1 ma3 lu4
to cross (a street)
穿山甲穿山甲chuan1 shan1 jia3
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
穿上穿上chuan1 shang5
to put on (clothes etc)
穿梭穿梭chuan1 suo1
to travel back and forth; to shuttle
穿堂风穿堂風chuan1 tang2 feng1
draft
穿透穿透chuan1 tou4
to penetrate
穿透辐射穿透輻射chuan1 tou4 fu2 she4
penetrating radiation
穿小鞋穿小鞋chuan1 xiao3 xie2
lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb
穿行穿行chuan1 xing2
to go through; to bore through; to push one's way through
穿衣穿衣chuan1 yi1
to wear clothes; clothing
穿一条裤子穿一條褲子chuan1 yi1 tiao2 ku4 zi5
(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family; to share the same view of things
穿越穿越chuan1 yue4
to pass through; to cross; to overcome
穿越时空穿越時空chuan1 yue4 shi2 kong1
to travel through time
穿凿穿鑿chuan1 zao2
to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation
穿凿附会穿鑿附會chuan1 zao2 fu4 hui4
to make far-fetched claims (idiom); to offer outlandish explanations
穿针引线穿針引線chuan1 zhen1 yin3 xian4
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
穿针走线穿針走線chuan1 zhen1 zou3 xian4
thread a needle
穿着穿著chuan1 zhuo2
attire; clothes; dress
穿着打扮穿著打扮chuan1 zhuo2 da3 ban4
style of dress; one's appearance
穿着讲究穿著講究chuan1 zhuo2 jiang3 jiu5
smart clothes; particular about one's dress
戳穿戳穿chuo1 chuan1
to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
戳穿试验戳穿試驗chuo1 chuan1 shi4 yan4
puncture test
刺穿刺穿ci4 chuan1
to skewer; to impale; to pierce through
滴水穿石滴水穿石di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2
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.
滴水石穿滴水石穿di1 shui3 shi2 chuan1
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.
点穿點穿dian3 chuan1
to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word
冻穿凍穿dong4 chuan1
frostbite; chilblain
洞穿洞穿dong4 chuan1
to penetrate; to pierce; to see clearly; to have an insight into
贯穿貫穿guan4 chuan1
to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link
横穿橫穿heng2 chuan1
to cross; to traverse
户限为穿戶限為穿hu4 xian4 wei4 chuan1
an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
揭穿揭穿jie1 chuan1
to expose; to uncover
看穿看穿kan4 chuan1
see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
临渴穿井臨渴穿井lin2 ke3 chuan1 jing3
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提)
没吃没穿沒吃沒穿mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1
to be without food or clothing (idiom); to be very poor
磨穿铁砚磨穿鐵硯mo2 chuan1 tie3 yan4
to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom)
耐穿耐穿nai4 chuan1
durable; proof against wear and tear
身穿身穿shen1 chuan1
to wear; wearing (a uniform)
实穿實穿shi2 chuan1
(of an item of clothing) practical
时空穿梭時空穿梭shi2 kong1 chuan1 suo1
time travel
时空穿越時空穿越shi2 kong1 chuan1 yue4
time travel
试穿試穿shi4 chuan1
to try wearing clothes; fitting trial
水滴石穿水滴石穿shui3 di1 shi2 chuan1
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.
天穿日天穿日tian1 chuan1 ri4
a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
万箭穿心萬箭穿心wan4 jian4 chuan1 xin1
lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom); fig. overcome with sorrow; to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds
妄生穿凿妄生穿鑿wang4 sheng1 chuan1 zao2
a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
望眼欲穿望眼欲穿wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1
to anxiously await
眼成穿眼成穿yan3 cheng2 chuan1
to watch in anticipation (idiom)
眼穿肠断眼穿腸斷yan3 chuan1 chang2 duan4
waiting anxiously (idiom)
羊膜穿刺术羊膜穿刺術yang2 mo2 chuan1 ci4 shu4
amniocentesis
羊水穿刺羊水穿刺yang2 shui3 chuan1 ci4
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
一眼看穿一眼看穿yi1 yan3 kan4 chuan1
to see through something at first glance (idiom)
引线穿针引線穿針yin3 xian4 chuan1 zhen1
a pull-through to thread a needle; fig. to act as go-between