串
chuàn

Definitions

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

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Example Sentences

妈妈把钥匙串在了一起。

Māmā bǎ yàoshi chuàn zài le yīqǐ.

Mom strung the keys together.

这些珠子串成了漂亮的项链。

Zhèxiē zhūzi chuàn chéngle piàoliang de xiàngliàn.

These beads are strung into a beautiful necklace.

我们在夜市买了一串羊肉串，味道特别香。

Wǒmen zài yèshì mǎi le yí chuàn yángròuchuàn, wèidào tèbié xiāng.

At the night market we bought a skewer of lamb kebabs, and they smelled especially good.