cuān

撺

Character · VerbTraditional攛

throw; improvise; get angry

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to throw; to toss; to fling

dialect

Colloquial northern dialect usage for casually throwing objects.

Bǎ把
qiú球
cuān撺
guò过
lái来
 ！

Throw the ball over here!

Tā他
cuān撺
le了
yī一
kuài块
shí石
zǐ子
r儿
dǎ打
shuǐ水
piāo漂
 。

He skipped a stone across the water.

2.

verb

to improvise; to do hastily; to make do

dialect

Implies doing something carelessly or without proper preparation.

Zhè这
shì是
lín临
shí时
xiàn现
cuān撺
chū出
lái来
de的
gǎo稿
zi子
 。

This manuscript was hastily thrown together at the last minute.

Bié别
cuān撺
nòng弄
le了
 ，
rèn认
zhēn真
zuò做
 ！

Stop rushing through it; do it properly!

3.

verb

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper

dialect

Colloquial expression, often used with the perfective aspect particle 了.

Tā他
yī一
tīng听
zhè这
huà话
jiù就
cuān撺
r儿
le了
 。

He flew into a rage as soon as he heard this.

Nǐ你
bié别
cuān撺
 ，
lěng冷
jìng静
diǎn点
 ！

Don't lose your temper; calm down!