穿梭 chuānsuō to travel back and forth
to travel back and forth; to shuttle
How to remember 穿梭: 穿 wear + 梭 a weaver's shuttle = to travel back and forth.
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How it is used
- To shuttle back and forth busily - 在人群中穿梭 (zài rénqún zhōng chuānsuō) to weave through the crowd; 穿梭往来 to move to and fro constantly.
- Vivid metaphor from a weaver's shuttle (梭); implies rapid, repeated crossing.
- Common in 穿梭巴士 (shuttle bus) and describing busy traffic or diplomats' 'shuttle diplomacy'.