穿透 (chuān tòu) — to penetrate; to pierce through

Definition

Literary/technical 'to penetrate, pierce through' — a single, completed action going all the way through an object (bullet, light, sound). More formal and physical than 穿, which is the everyday verb for threading or piercing.

verb

to penetrateto pierce through

Examples

穿透。
Zǐ dàn chuān tòu le gāng bǎn.
The bullet penetrated the steel plate.
，。
Zhè ge cái liào hěn hòu, pǔ tōng zhēn chuān bú tòu.
This material is very thick; an ordinary needle cannot pierce it.
穿透。
Yáng guāng chuān tòu yún céng zhào zài dà dì shàng.
The sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the ground.

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