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穿孔 (chuān kǒng) — to bore/punch a hole, to perforate

Definition

A verb meaning to make a hole through something (drilling, punching, or medical perforation). The object 孔 is often left implicit when the tool or result is obvious from context.

verb
to bore/punch a holeto perforate

Examples

  • 。
    Gōng rén zài jīn shǔ bǎn shàng chuān le yí gè kǒng.
    The worker drilled a hole in the metal plate.
  • 穿孔。
    Yī shēng yòng tè shū gōng jù lái chuān kǒng bìng rén de ěr mó.
    The doctor used a special tool to perforate the patient's eardrum.
  • 穿孔。
    Zhè tái jī qì měi miǎo néng chuān kǒng shí zhāng zhǐ.
    This machine can perforate ten sheets of paper per second.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

穿chuānpierce/bore
孔kǒnghole

Pierce a hole: 穿 means to bore through and 孔 is the hole made.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

穿 puts 穴 (cave) and 牙 (tooth) together to show passing through or penetrating.

Open 穿 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 丿丿piěopening
  • 子子zǐchild

孔 pairs 丿 (an opening) with 子 (a child), showing an opening in a newborn's skull.

Open 孔 →
Appears in
Industry & Manufacturing

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