# 贯穿 (guànchuān): to run through | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/guanchuan-6896
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-6896
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:50:05.203Z
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Learn 贯穿 (guànchuān), HSK 7-9: to run through; to penetrate through and through. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 贯穿

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guànchuān

to run through; to penetrate through and through

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

guànchuān

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## Example sentence

这条地铁线贯穿整座城市，连接了东西两个方向。

Zhè tiáo dìtiě xiàn guànchuān zhěng zuò chéngshì, liánjiē le dōng xī liǎng gè fāngxiàng.

This subway line runs through the entire city, connecting the eastern and western directions.

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