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串

chuàn

1. measure word string; bunch (measure word)

   他买了一串葡萄。

   Tā mǎi le yī chuàn pútao.

   He bought a bunch of grapes.

2. verb to string together; to drop by (visiting)

   她把珠子串成了项链。

   Tā bǎ zhūzi chuàn chéng le xiàngliàn.

   She strung the beads into a necklace.

3. noun skewered food; kebab

   我们晚上去吃烤串吧。

   Wǒmen wǎnshang qù chī kǎochuàn ba.

   Let's go eat barbecue skewers tonight.

4. verb to collude; to gang up

   两个人串通好了骗钱。

   Liǎng gè rén chuàntōng hǎo le piàn qián.

   The two of them colluded to cheat people out of money.

5. verb to play a role outside one's own line; to guest-perform (theater)

   这位男演员经常在舞台上反串女角。

   Zhè wèi nán yǎnyuán jīngcháng zài wǔtái shang fǎnchuàn nǚjué.

   This actor often plays female roles (cross-dressing/cross-gender acting) on stage.

6. noun crossbreed; mixed-breed animal (colloquial, derogatory)

   他的狗是个串。

   Tā de gǒu shì ge chuàn.

   His dog is a mixed breed.

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