穿梭

chuānsuō

verb #9,151

Meanings

Thread through + shuttle — like a weaving shuttle darting back and forth through fabric.

出租车在街道间穿梭。

Chūzūchē zài jiēdào jiān chuānsuō.

Taxis shuttle back and forth between the streets.

他穿梭于两座城市之间。

Tā chuānsuō yú liǎng zuò chéngshì zhījiān.

He shuttles between two cities.

鱼儿在珊瑚中穿梭。

Yúr zài shānhú zhōng chuānsuō.

Fish dart among the coral.

usage

穿梭 emphasizes rapid, repeated back-and-forth movement. Common in: 穿梭巴士 (shuttle bus), 时空穿梭 (time travel through space-time).

穿 chuān

梭 suō