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cuàn · cuan

Traditional 竄

Meaning

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  1. to flee
  2. to scuttle
  3. to exile or banish
  4. to amend or edit

In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)听(tīng)到(dào)警(jǐng)笛(dí)声(shēng),立(lì)刻(kè)窜(cuàn)进(jìn)小(xiǎo)巷(xiàng)逃(táo)走(zǒu)了(le)。

Hearing the siren, the thief immediately scuttled into the alley and fled.

02

受(shòu)惊(jīng)的(de)兔(tù)子(zi)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)窜(cuàn)到(dào)草(cǎo)丛(cóng)里(lǐ)不(bú)见(jiàn)了(le)。

The startled rabbit suddenly darted into the grass and disappeared.

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