Meaning
to string together; to mix up; to conspire; to connect; (a measure word); string
Chinese: 连在一起的东西，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 串 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 一连串yī lián chuàna succession of; a series of
- 串门chuàn ménto call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home
- 串行chuàn hángto miss a line; to confuse two lines
- 成串chéng chuànto be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc); to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes); to come one after the other (like a series of sighs)
- 串通chuàn tōngto collude; to collaborate; to gang up
Example Sentence
他买了一串糖葫芦给妹妹吃。Tā mǎi le yí chuàn táng hú lú gěi mèi mei chī.He bought a string of candied haws for his sister.
他Tāhe买mǎito buy了le(completed action)一yíone串chuànto string together糖葫芦táng hú lútanghulu给gěito妹妹mèi meiyounger sister吃chīto eat。