窜

• Pinyin: cuàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 窜 = 穴 (hole, cave) + 串 (string, dart through)

Significado

Salir disparado; escabullirse; huir a toda prisa.

Often used for animals running around quickly (mice, rats) or people fleeing in panic or guilt. Can imply negative connotation of furtive, underhanded movement. Also used in 窜改 (to tamper/falsify).

Ejemplos

1. 一只老鼠从墙角窜出来，吓了她一跳。
2. 歹徒见势不妙，慌忙向后门窜去。
3. 火苗窜上了屋顶，消防员们紧急扑救。

Guía de uso

Contexto: movement, animals, fleeing

Tono: vivid

Correcto

• 那条狗窜到街对面去了。(That dog darted across to the other side of the street.)
• 火焰窜得很高。(The flames shot up very high.)

Incorrecto

• 他优雅地窜出房间 (Contradictory — 窜 implies frantic, undignified movement, not elegance)

Origen e historia

Contains 穴 (cave/hole) suggesting something emerging rapidly from hiding. Originally depicted rats emerging from holes.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal