Hanzi

串

to string together/to skewer/to connect wrongly/to gang up/to rove/string/bunch/skewer/classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of/to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)/to move across

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

chuàn, guàn, quàn

Bopomofo

ㄔㄨㄢˋ, ㄍㄨㄢˋ, ㄑㄩㄢˋ

Jyutping

cyun3

Example sentences

他手裡拿著一串葡萄。

他手里拿著一串葡萄。

He is holding a bunch of grapes in his hand.

門前懸掛著一串風鈴。

门前悬挂著一串风铃。

A string of wind chimes is hanging in front of the door.

我週末喜歡去朋友家串門。

我周末喜欢去朋友家串门。

I like to drop in on friends on weekends.

他面臨了一連串的問題。

他面临了一连串的问题。

He faced a series of problems.

老師把課堂內容串聯起來，幫助學生理解整個主題。

老师把课堂内容串联起来，帮助学生理解整个主题。

The teacher linked the lesson content together to help the students understand the whole topic.

Example Vocabulary

串

chuan4

string; bunch; cluster; skewer

串門

chuan4'men2

to drop in; to visit (someone's home)

一連串

yi1'lian2'chuan4

a series of; a chain of; a string of

串燒

chuan4'shao1

串聯

chuan4'lian2

to link together; to connect several elements in sequence

客串

ke4'chuan4

羊肉串

一串

串供

chuan4'gong1

串口

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