贯穿 meaning in English

guànchuān

to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 貫穿17 strokes

Meaning of 贯穿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guànchuān
  1. to run through
  2. a connecting thread from beginning to end
  3. to link

Stroke order for each character

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贯 guàn · to pierce · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

穿 chuān · to bore through · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 贯穿.

穿上chuānshangto put on (clothes etc)
一贯yīguànconsistent; constant
穿着chuānzhuóattire; clothes; dress
穿过chuānguòto pass through
穿越chuānyuèto traverse; to pass through; to cross; time travel (as a genre of fiction)
贯彻guànchèto implement; to put into practice
贯通guàntōngto link up; to thread together
穿小鞋chuān xiǎoxiéto have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to b
看穿kànchuānsee through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
穿梭chuānsuōto shuttle back and forth
揭穿jiēchuānto expose; to uncover
刺穿cìchuānto skewer; to impale

Questions about 贯穿

What does 贯穿 mean?

贯穿 (guànchuān) means "to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 贯穿?

贯穿 is made of 2 characters: 贯 (8 strokes), 穿 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 贯穿 an HSK word?

Yes. 贯穿 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 贯穿 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 贯穿 is written 貫穿.