穿 越

chuān yuèdictionary entry

to traverse / to pass through / to cross / time travel (as a genre of fiction)

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Original source entry:

穿越穿越 [chuan1 yue4] /to traverse; to pass through; to cross/time travel (as a genre of fiction)/

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穿
chuān
to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to go through (e.g. a tunnel) / to cross (e.g. a street) / to thread / to string together / to wear / to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) / verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion
越
yuè
to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more
Yuè
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南

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