串

chuàn

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串 — chuàn

1. string; bunch; skewer (a line of things on a string or stick)

   桌上有一串葡萄。 zhuōshàng yǒu yīchuàn pútáo — There is a bunch of grapes on the table.

2. to string together; to skewer (thread items on a string or skewer)

   把肉串起来放在烤架上。 bǎ ròu chuàn qǐlái fàngzài kǎo jiàshàng — Skewer the meat and put it on the grill.

3. classifier for things that are strung together, in a bunch, or in a row: a string of, a bunch of, a series of

   他接到了好几串电话，忙得不可开交。 tā jiēdào le hǎo jǐchuàn diànhuà mángdébùkě kāijiāo — He received several phone calls in a row and was swamped.

4. to connive; to collude; to connect wrongly (e.g., frame or set someone up)

   他怀疑有人在背后把他串通进那件事里。 tā huáiyí yǒurén zài bèihòu bǎ tā chuàntōng jìn nàjiànshì lǐ — He suspected someone had connived to involve him in that matter behind his back.

5. to move about from place to place; to roam or make a swift linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) — to go back and forth in a row

   小孩在市场里串来串去，非常开心。 xiǎohái zài shìchǎng lǐ chuàn lái chuàn qù fēicháng kāixīn — The child wandered back and forth through the market, very happy.