chuǎngguān

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Word · VerbTraditional闖關

break through a pass; overcome a critical challenge

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to break through a strategic pass; to overcome a critical obstacle

Originally a military term meaning to charge through a mountain pass. Now commonly used metaphorically to describe overcoming a key difficulty, passing a critical test, or advancing to the next stage in a competition or challenge.

Qiú球
duì队
zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
wán顽
qiáng强
chuǎng闯
guān关
 ,
zuì最
zhōng终
duó夺
guàn冠
 。

The team tenaciously overcame the final challenge and ultimately won the championship.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
xū需
yào要
chuǎng闯
guò过
shì市
chǎng场
jiǎn检
yàn验
zhè这
yī一
guān关
 。

This new product needs to pass the crucial test of market validation.

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Zài在
chuàng创
yè业
lù路
shang上
 ,
tā他
men们
chuǎng闯
guò过
le了
yī一
dào道
yòu又
yī一
dào道
nán难
guān关
 。

On their entrepreneurial journey, they overcame one difficult obstacle after another.

Xuǎn选
shǒu手
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
zuì最
hòu后
de的
chuǎng闯
guān关
huán环
jié节
zuò做
zhǔn准
bèi备
 。

The contestants are preparing for the final challenge round.