run through; permeate; connect
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to run through; to permeate; to go through from beginning to end
Used for physical objects passing through spaces, or abstract concepts running through a series of things.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
gè各
piān篇
gè各
zhāng章
dōu都
guàn贯
chuān穿
zhe着
yī一
gè个
jī基
běn本
zhǔ主
tí题
。
Every chapter of this novel is permeated by a single basic theme.
Zhè这
tiáo条
gōng公
lù路
guàn贯
chuān穿
quán全
shěng省
。
This highway runs through the entire province.
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Dà大
qiáo桥
guàn贯
chuān穿
nán南
běi北
，
jiāo交
tōng通
shí十
fēn分
biàn便
lì利
。
The bridge connects north and south, making transportation very convenient.
verb
to connect; to hang together; to be coherent
Often used in negative constructions to indicate incoherence or lack of connection between ideas.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
qián前
hòu后
de的
yì意
si思
guàn贯
chuān穿
bù不
qǐ起
lái来
。
The meaning of this article doesn't hang together from beginning to end.
Tā他
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
quē缺
fá乏
luó逻
jí辑
，
guàn贯
chuān穿
xìng性
bù不
qiáng强
。
His arguments lack logic and don't cohere well.
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Yào要
shǐ使
quán全
piān篇
guàn贯
chuān穿
yī一
gè个
zhōng中
xīn心
sī思
xiǎng想
。
The entire piece should be permeated by a single central idea.