贯穿 guànchuān to run through
to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link
How to remember 贯穿: 贯 to pierce + 穿 wear = to run through.
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How it is used
- To run through / thread from start to end - 一条主线贯穿全书 (yī tiáo zhǔxiàn guànchuān quán shū) a main thread runs through the whole book.
- Often figurative: a theme, spirit, or idea permeating a work or period.
- Literal too: a road 贯穿 a region. Contrast 贯通 (guàntōng), which stresses linking parts into a connected whole.