Meaning of chuàn:
串
to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across
Tā yòng yī gēn xiàn bǎ zhēnzhū chuàn qǐlái, zuò chéng le yī tiáo xiàngliàn.
她用一根线把珍珠串起来，做成了一条项链。
She used a thread to string together the pearls to make a necklace.
Tā zài shāokǎo shí bǎ ròupiàn chuàn zài zhúqiān shàng.
她在烧烤时把肉片 串 在竹签上。
She skewered the meat slices on a bamboo stick during the barbecue.
Tā bǎ liǎng jiàn shìqíng gěi nòng chuàn le.
他把两件事情给弄串了。
He got the two things mixed up.
Tāmen zhèngzài jìhuà rúhé yīqǐ chuàn tōng lǎobǎn.
他们正在计划如何一起串通老板。
They are planning how to gang up on the boss.
Tā xǐhuān zài jiē shàng dàochù chuàn.
他喜欢在街上到处串。
He likes to rove around the streets.
Háizi zài cǎodì shàng kuàilè de pǎo zhe, xiàng gè xiǎo tuó luó zài shùnjiān zhuǎn le ge chuàn.
孩子在草地上快乐地跑着，像个小陀螺在瞬间转了个串。
The child ran joyfully on the grass, like a little top making a quick spin.
Tā bǎ zhūzi yī kē kē de chuàn zài shéngzi shàng.
她把珠子一颗颗地串在绳子上。
She threaded the beads onto the string one by one.
string; skewer
Tā shǒu lǐ názhe yī chuàn pútao.
他手里拿着一串葡萄。
He is holding a string of grapes in his hand.
Wǒ zài jiē shàng mǎile yī gēn yángròu chuàn.
我在街上买了一根羊肉串。
I bought a lamb skewer on the street.
bunch; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
Jiējiǎo de xiǎo tān màizhe xiāngpēnpēn de yángròu chuàn.
街角的小摊卖着香喷喷的羊肉串。
The street corner stall sells delicious lamb kebabs.
Tā mǎile yī chuàn yàoshi.
他买了一串钥匙。
He bought a bunch of keys.
