串

To string together in Chinese: 串 (chuàn)

chuàn

to string together

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to string together
  2. 2to skewer
  3. 3to connect wrongly
  4. 4to gang up
  5. 5to rove
  6. 6string
  7. 7bunch
  8. 8skewer
  9. 9classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
  10. 10to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
  11. 11to move across

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串

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄢˋ

chuàn

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 街上卖的羊肉串很好吃。

    jiē shàng mài de yáng ròu chuàn hěn hǎo chī。

    The lamb skewers sold on the street are delicious.

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Related words

串门

chuàn mén

to call on sb

一连串

yī lián chuàn

a succession of

窗口

chuāng kǒu

window

创办

chuàng bàn

to establish

创建

chuàng jiàn

to found

创意

chuàng yì

creative

此处

cǐ chù

this place

此次

cǐ cì

this time

此前

cǐ qián

before this

此事

cǐ shì

this matter

此致

cǐ zhì

(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)

次数

cì shù

number of times

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