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Word Components Pinyin Meanings
穿 穴牙 chuān 1. to penetrate; to pierce
2. to pass through; to cross
3. to string; to chain
     唔該 穿 鞋帶daai3-2。 - Help me put my shoelace back through the holes.
4. to wear; to put on (clothing); to have (clothing) on
     我們 穿 綠色 運動鞋。 - We wear green sneakers.
5. (placed after verbs to indicate “thoroughly; completely”)
6. (Min) to wear; to put on (clothing); to have (clothing) on
穴工 kōng 1. empty; hollow; void
      箱子zi 。 - This box is empty.
      盒子zi 。 - There are some empty bottles in the box.
2. exhausted; emptied
3. open; spacious; vast
4. quiet and still; secluded
5. lacking substance; fictitious; fabricated
     空話 - empty talk
6. (Min Dong) hungry
7. air; sky; atmosphere
     空氣 - air; atmosphere
     天空 - the sky
     航空 - aviation
     空調tiáo - air conditioning
8. space; outer space; cosmos; universe
     太空 - outer space
     空間 - space
9. (Buddhism) sunyata; emptiness; void of the world of the senses
10. (Taoism) emptiness and quiet
11. in vain; for nothing
12. only (left, remain, etc.)
13. to exhaust
14. to miss the target
15. (Min Nan, Taiwanese Hakka) hole; cavity
kòng 16. to make empty; to impoverish
17. to leave empty; to leave blank
18. vacant; unoccupied; available
      kòng 房間 ? - Is there any vacant room?
      位子 kòng 著着zhe ? - Is this seat available?
19. spare time; free time; leisure
      今天 kòng。 - I'm free today.
      下午 kòng ? - Are you free this afternoon?
     現在 醫生 kòng。 - The doctor is not available now.
20. empty space; room
      進來 kòng ? - Can you fit in another person? Is there room in the car?
21. (of time) gap; interval; break
     (syn, zh, 間隙, 間隔)
22. chance; opportunity
23. (Min Nan) zero
穴囱 chuāng 1. window
     窗簾 - window blinds
     打開 - to open the window
穴犬 1. to dash forward; to break through; to charge
2. suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
3. to go against; to offend
4. to stick out; to protrude
5. (historical) flue; chimney
6. (onomatopoeia) pit-a-pat (tapping sounds)
7. to chug; to gulp liquid
8. (Cantonese) to be in excess; to have extra
9. (Cantonese) with excess
10. (obsolete) to penetrate; to pierce
11. (ngd, Used in the place name China.)
穴切 1. Simplified form of 竊
洞穴 洞穴 dòng穴 1. n. cave; cavern; grotto
穴九 1. to reach the end or limit; to exhaust
2. to study intensively; to research
     (syn, zh, )
3. to investigate; to scrutinise
4. after all; actually; in fact
穴乍 zhǎi, zé 1. narrow; (of rooms, pants, etc.) tight
     (ant, zh, , )
2. narrow-minded
3. (colloquial) badly off; hard up
穴串 1. Simplified form of 竄
穴巾 1. Simplified form of 簾
lián 2. sign hung in front of a tavern's entrance
穴卖 1. Simplified form of 竇
穴告 jiào 1. pit; cellar
     冰窖 - icehouse
     酒窖 - wine cellar
2. to store in a cellar
穴君 jiǒng, jǔn 1. embarrassed
2. hard-pressed