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穿过 (chuān guò) — to pass through (a space or barrier)

Definition

穿过 is a physical 'pass through' — you go into and out of a space or object (a corridor, a door, a wall). 透过 is for light/medium passing through something transparent; 通过 is for tests, proposals, or formal approval.

verb
to pass through (a space or barrier)

Examples

  • 穿过。
    Tā chuān guò le nà tiáo cháng cháng de zǒu láng.
    He passed through that long corridor.
  • 穿过。
    Zǐ dàn chuān guò le tā de wài tào.
    The bullet passed through his jacket.
  • 穿过。
    Yáng guāng chuān guò bō li zhào jìn lái.
    The sunlight passed through the glass and shone in.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

穿chuāngo through
过guòthrough

穿 = go through, 过 = through; together they mean pass through.

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.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 過; 过 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
咼
咼wāi過guò
Same sound today

The traditional form 過 pairs 辵 (walk) with 咼 as a sound component; the simplified 过 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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