串
chuàn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

患
huàn
  1. 1 to suffer (from illness)
  2. 2 to contract (a disease)
  3. 3 misfortune
  4. 4 trouble
  5. 5 danger
  6. 6 worry
串
chuàn
  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
窜
cuàn
  1. 1 to flee
  2. 2 to scuttle
  3. 3 to exile or banish
  4. 4 to amend or edit
蹿
cuān
  1. 1 to leap up
  2. 2 (coll.) to gush out
  3. 3 to spurt out
撺
cuān
  1. 1 rush
  2. 2 stir up
  3. 3 throw
  4. 4 fling
  5. 5 hurry
  6. 6 rage

Related Words (20)

串
chuàn
  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
串门
chuàn mén
  1. 1 to call on sb
  2. 2 to drop in
  3. 3 to visit sb's home
一连串
yī lián chuàn
  1. 1 a succession of
  2. 2 a series of
串烧
chuàn shāo
  1. 1 to cook on a skewer
  2. 2 barbecued food on a skewer
  3. 3 shish kebab
串联
chuàn lián
  1. 1 to establish ties or contact
  2. 2 in series connection (electricity)

Idioms (2)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)

Sample Sentences

近年来流行的串流服务把音乐数位化，像是给音乐产业带来一线生机，但是串流服务的背后还是存在着不少问题。
jìnniánlái liúxíng de chuànliú fúwù bǎ yīnyuè shù wèi huà ，xiàng shì gěi yīnyuè chǎnyè dàilái yīxiànshēngjī ，dànshì chuànliú fúwù de bèihòu háishì cúnzài zhe bùshǎo wèntí 。
In recent years streaming services have digitised music, giving a lifeline to the music industry, but there are several problems with streaming services.
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哎呀，说串了，是《采蘑菇的小姑娘》哈，得得得，还是来跳个舞吧！
āiyā ，shuōchuàn le ，shì 《cǎi mógu de xiǎogūniang 》hā ，dédédé ，háishì lái tiào gè wǔ ba ！
Ugh, I got it the wrong way around, it's 'The girl that picked little mushrooms'. Ha, OK, OK, or should I do a dance!
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脱离欧盟肯定会对英国产生一连串连锁反应，不过，在短期内对英国无疑是有利的，因为英国可以立即省下每年需缴纳给欧盟的八十亿英镑款项。
tuōlí Ōuméng kěndìng huì duì Yīngguó chǎnshēng yīliánchuàn liánsuǒfǎnyìng ，bùguò ，zài duǎnqī nèi duì Yīngguó wúyí shì yǒulì de ，yīnwèi Yīngguó kěyǐ lìjí shěngxià měinián xū jiǎonà gěi Ōuméng de bāshíyì yīngbàng kuǎnxiàng 。
Brexit will certainly unleash a chain reaction on the UK, but, in the short-term, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the UK, because the UK can immediately save the 8 billion pounds they pay to the EU each year.
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包粽子的时候是一串一串的，一串上面会有好几个粽子。
bāo zòngzi de shíhou shì yí chuàn yí chuàn de ，yí chuàn shàngmian huì yǒu hǎo jǐ ge zòngzi 。
When making sticky rice dumplings one has to string them together bunch by bunch. There will be many dumplings in each bunch.
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猪肉里有瘦肉精，牛肉是涂了牛肉膏的假牛肉，羊肉串是老鼠肉做的，黄瓜涂了避孕药，生病吃个胶囊都是臭皮鞋做的。这年头还有能吃的东西吗，饿死算了。
zhūròu lǐ yǒu shòuròujīng ，niúròu shì tú le niúròugāo de jiǎ niúròu ，yángròuchuàn shì lǎoshǔ ròu zuò de ，huángguā tú le bìyùnyào ，shēngbìng chī gè jiāonáng dōu shì chòu píxié zuò de 。zhè niántou háiyǒu néng chī de dōngxi ma ，è sǐ suànle 。
The pork has lean muscle growth hormones. The beef is fake meat covered with beef flavoring. The lamb skewers are made from rat meat. The cucumbers are covered with chemicals that can harm pregnant women. Gel capsules made for medicine are made from stinky leather shoes. These days is there anything that you can eat? Or should we just call it quits and starve to death?
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串一株幸运草，串一个同心圆。
chuàn yī zhū xìngyùncǎo ，chuàn yī gè tóngxīnyuán 。
Join them into a four leaf clover, join them in concentric circles
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把你的心我的心串一串
bǎ nǐ de xīn wǒ de xīn chuàn yī chuàn
Take your heart and my heart and join them together
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在处理完马戏团盗窃案之后，李探长他们马上开车前往城北的永康路。因为有人报案，称清早在永康小区85号楼发现了一连串的血脚印，而且从地下室飘出了煤气味。
zài chǔlǐ wán mǎxìtuán dàoqièàn zhīhòu ，Lǐ tànzhǎng tāmen mǎshàng kāichē qiánwǎng chéngběi de yǒngkānglù 。yīnwèi yǒurén bàoàn ，chēng qīngzǎo zài yǒngkāng xiǎoqū bāshíwǔ hào lóu fāxiàn le yīliánchuàn de xiě jiǎoyìn ，érqiě cóng dìxiàshì piāo chū le méiqì wèi 。
After solving the mystery of the circus burglary, Detective Li and his team drove north to Yongkang Road. Someone had reported that they had discovered a trail of bloody footprints and the smell of gas wafting from the basement of building 85 in the Yongkang housing compound.
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哎呀，我就想吃小吃。先买两串儿羊肉串儿，再来一碗粉丝汤，很爽的。
āiyā ，wǒ jiù xiǎng chī xiǎochī 。xiān mǎi liǎng chuànr yángròuchuànr ，zài lái yī wǎn fěnsī tāng ，hěn shuǎng de 。
Jeez, I just want to eat street food. I'll buy two grilled lamb skewers first, then a bowl of rice noodle soup. It's really refreshing.
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烤羊肉串儿
kǎo yángròuchuànr
roasted lamb skewers
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