戳穿

chuōchuān

verb #26,098

Meanings

1 to puncture
2 to pierce through
3 to expose (a lie or deception)
4 to debunk

Characters

to poke, to pierce, to stab

to pass through, to penetrate

Examples

HSK 7-9

他的谎言被当场戳穿了。

Tā de huǎngyán bèi dāngchǎng chuōchuān le.

His lie was exposed on the spot.

HSK 7-9

记者戳穿了公司的虚假宣传。

Jìzhě chuōchuān le gōngsī de xūjiǎ xuānchuán.

The journalist debunked the company's false advertising.

Tips

memory

戳 means to poke or stab, and 穿 means to go through - so 戳穿 is to poke through something, whether physically or metaphorically (piercing through deception).

Stroke Order

戳 chuō

穿 chuān