穿越
chuānyuè
to pass through; to cross; to travel through time
Characters in this word
越 yuè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 走 — to walk, to run, to flee
- Made of
- 走 to walk, to run, to flee 戉 halberd, battle-axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这条输电线路穿越高山峡谷，施工难度远超最初预估。 Zhè tiáo shūdiàn xiànlù chuānyuè gāoshān xiágǔ, shīgōng nándù yuǎn chāo zuìchū yùgū. This power transmission line crosses high mountains and deep gorges, making construction far more difficult than initially estimated.
- 火车穿越长长的隧道，窗外一下子黑了。 Huǒchē chuānyuè chángcháng de suìdào, chuāngwài yíxiàzi hēi le. The train passes through a long tunnel, and it suddenly goes dark outside the window.
- 我最爱看那种主角穿越到古代的电视剧。 Wǒ zuì ài kàn nà zhǒng zhǔjué chuānyuè dào gǔdài de diànshìjù. I love watching those TV dramas where the lead character travels back in time to ancient days.
Related words
- 穿 chuān to wear, to put on (clothes)
- 穿上 chuānshang to put on
- 穿过 chuānguò to go through, to pass through
- 穿梭 chuānsuō to shuttle back and forth; to weave through
- 穿着 chuānzhuó clothing; attire; dress
- 贯穿 guànchuān to run through; to permeate
- 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant dripping wears away stone; persistence brings success
- 越 yuè the more, the more
- 越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
- 超越 chāoyuè to surpass; to overtake
- 跨越 kuàyuè to cross over; to span; to overcome
- 优越 yōuyuè superior; advantageous