贯 guàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 毌 old form of 貫 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
贯彻
guànchè
to carry out; to implement
Characters in this word
彻 chè
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 切 to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项改革能否真正贯彻下去，取决于基层有没有足够资源。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé néngfǒu zhēnzhèng guànchè xiàqù, qǔjué yú jīcéng yǒu méiyǒu zúgòu zīyuán. Whether this reform can truly be implemented depends on whether grassroots units have sufficient resources.
- 公司要求每位员工认真贯彻这项安全规定。 Gōngsī yāoqiú měi wèi yuángōng rènzhēn guànchè zhè xiàng ānquán guīdìng. The company requires every employee to carry out this safety rule conscientiously.
- 他说到做到，把计划完整地贯彻了下来。 Tā shuō dào zuò dào, bǎ jìhuà wánzhěng de guànchè le xiàlái. He is as good as his word and carried out the plan in full.
Related words
- 一贯 yíguàn consistent, unswerving
- 贯穿 guànchuān to run through; to permeate
- 贯通 guàntōng to connect through; to understand thoroughly
- 籍贯 jíguàn ancestral/native place
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent
- 彻底 chèdǐ thoroughly
- 彻夜 chèyè all night; throughout the night
- 透彻 tòuchè thorough; penetrating
- 分化 fēnhuà to differentiate; to split
- 革新 géxīn to innovate; innovation; reform
- 复合 fùhé to combine; to compound; to reconcile
- 改良 gǎiliáng to improve; to refine; to reform