串 烧

chuàn shāodictionary entry

to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

串燒 串烧 [chuan4 shao1] /to cook on a skewer/barbecued food on a skewer/shish kebab/(fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence/sequence of songs/medley/

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Other forms in these source records: 串燒

串
chuàn
to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across
烧
shāo
to burn / to set on fire / to heat (over a fire) / to boil (water, tea etc) / to braise / to cook / to prepare food / to run a fever / fever / (coll.) to become full of oneself / to get carried away

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