竄 (cuàn) - to flee & to escape
竄 · cuàn
to flee;
to escape;
to run away;
to scurry;
to change or alter (text);
to banish;
to exile.
to fleeto escapeto run away
Usage highlights
to flee and hideto scurry like a ratto alter textto flee in disorderto be exiledto flee and escape
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The thief fled the scene (竄逃).
- Rats scurry into holes (鼠竄).
- He was exiled to a remote area (流竄).
- The text was altered by the editor (竄改).
Collocations
- to flee and hide(竄匿)
- to scurry like a rat(鼠竄)
- to alter text(竄改)
- to flee in disorder(逃竄)
- to be exiled(流竄)
- to flee and escape(竄逃)
Idioms
- Flee helter-skelter(抱頭鼠竄)
- To alter the text(點竄文字)
- To flee in panic(狼狽逃竄)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically associated with banishment or exile as a form of punishment.
- Often used in contexts describing the disorderly flight of animals or criminals.
- In literary contexts, refers to the unauthorized alteration of texts.