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穿

chuān

to wear, to put on (clothes)

to wear, to put on (clothes)
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Character

穿 chuān

Strokes
9
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 牙 tooth, molar
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我穿新衣服。 Wǒ chuān xīn yīfu. I'm wearing new clothes.
  • 他穿什么衣服? Tā chuān shénme yīfu? What is he wearing?
  • 妹妹不穿这个。 Mèimei bù chuān zhège. My younger sister doesn't wear this.
  • 今天穿白衣服。 Jīntiān chuān bái yīfu. Wear white clothes today.
  • 请穿上衣服吧。 Qǐng chuān shàng yīfu ba. Please put on your clothes.
  • 他穿着衣服睡觉。 Tā chuānzhe yīfu shuìjiào. He's sleeping in his clothes.
  • 他在家穿衣服。 Tā zài jiā chuān yīfu. He gets dressed at home.
  • 我先穿衣服再吃饭。 Wǒ xiān chuān yīfu zài chīfàn. I'll get dressed first, then eat.
  • 小王穿衣服去上学。 Xiǎo Wáng chuān yīfu qù shàngxué. Xiao Wang gets dressed and goes to school.
  • 穿好衣服再出去。 Chuān hǎo yīfu zài chūqù. Get dressed before you go out.

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