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穿梭

chuānsuō

to shuttle back and forth; to weave through

A waiter weaves between tables with a tray
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Characters in this word

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

梭 suō

Strokes
11
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 夋 to dawdle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 梭

Example phrases

  • 无人搬运车在仓库货架之间穿梭,大幅提高了分拣效率。 Wúrén bānyùnchē zài cāngkù huòjià zhī jiān chuānsuō, dàfú tígāo le fēnjiǎn xiàolǜ. Automated guided vehicles shuttle between the warehouse shelves, greatly improving sorting efficiency.
  • 快递员骑着电动车在小区里来回穿梭。 Kuàidìyuán qí zhe diàndòngchē zài xiǎoqū lǐ láihuí chuānsuō. The courier rides an electric scooter back and forth through the residential compound.
  • 饭店里,服务员端着盘子在餐桌间穿梭。 Fàndiàn lǐ, fúwùyuán duān zhe pánzi zài cānzhuō jiān chuānsuō. In the restaurant, waiters carry plates and weave between the tables.

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