chuàn

to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly

nounmeasure word HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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  • 串门chuànménto call on sbB7
  • 一连串yìliánchuàna succession ofB7

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这是一串葡萄。

This is a bunch of grapes.

他把葡萄串起来。

He strings the grapes.