贯
thread; pierce; connect; ancestral home
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesverb
to pierce; to pass through; to link up
Refers to penetrating an object, or metaphorically understanding or connecting things thoroughly.
Dr. Bethune's name is as loud as thunder in China (known to everyone).
This railway runs through the entire country.
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This professor is well-versed in both ancient and modern learning.
A spirit runs through the entire novel.
Full of noble spirit and towering aspirations.
verb
to connect; to be coherent; continuous
Describes things linked together, one after another without interruption.
The team entered one after another like swimming fish.
The context of this article is not coherent.
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These sentences should be written more coherently.
Piled up like a string of pearls.
The narrative needs to be continuous.
measure word
a string of cash coins (1000 coins)
archaicHistorically used for copper coins strung together; now often used in the phrase '万贯' to indicate great wealth.
His family is extremely wealthy.
Carrying a lot of money (wealthy).
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This string of cash coins can buy a lot of rice.
Possessing ten thousand strings of cash (very rich).
Ancient coins were strung together with ropes; one thousand coins were called one guan.
noun
ancestral home; native place
Refers to the place where one's family originated and has lived for generations.
May I ask what your ancestral home is?
My ancestral home is Shandong.
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The form requires you to fill in your ancestral home.
Although he is a Beijinger, his ancestral home is Jiangsu.
Native place.
noun
custom; precedent; established practice
literaryLiterary term referring to old rules or customs that are followed.
To follow the old precedent (to stick to the old ways).
We need to reform and not just stick to old precedents.
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Follow the old customs.
This is an old custom.
Do not stick rigidly to old precedents.
noun
a surname
Used as a Chinese family name.
Surname Guan.
His surname is Guan.
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Guan is a very rare surname.
May I ask your surname?
Compound surnames and single surnames.