穿越

• ピンイン: chuān yuè
• 漢字の分解: 穿 = 穴 (cave) + 牙 (tooth) = to pierce; 越 = 走 (walk) + 戉 (axe, phonetic) = to cross over

意味

（場所を）横断する／（時空を）越える（タイムトラベル）

Besides physical crossing of terrain, very popular in contemporary usage for time travel (穿越剧 time-travel dramas). Can describe crossing dangerous areas, historical periods, or dimensions in fiction. A trendy word in youth culture.

例文

1. 这部小说讲的是女主角穿越回古代的故事。
2. 探险队穿越了茫茫沙漠。
3. 信号穿越大气层需要几秒钟。

使い方ガイド

場面: fiction, adventure, entertainment

トーン: dynamic

正しい言い方

• 如果能穿越时空，你想去哪个朝代？(If you could travel through time, which dynasty would you want to visit?)
• 火车穿越隧道，很快就到站了。(The train passes through the tunnel and will arrive at the station soon.)

避ける言い方

• 我穿越马路 (For simply crossing a street, use 过马路 — 穿越 implies a longer, more dramatic journey)

起源と歴史

Compound of 穿 (to pierce, pass through) and 越 (to cross over, exceed). Modern time-travel meaning emerged from internet fiction.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal