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

他的谎言被当场戳穿了。

Tā de huǎngyán bèi dāngchǎng chuōchuān le.

His lie was exposed on the spot.

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