烤串

kǎochuàn
noun

Measure Word

烤串 chuàn

Meanings

  1. 1 grilled skewers
  2. 2 barbecue skewers (chuanr)

Examples

HSK 3
Wǎnshang wǒmen qù chī kǎochuàn hē píjiǔ ba.
Let's go eat skewers and drink beer tonight.
HSK 3
Zhè jiā de yángròu kǎochuàn tèbié hǎochī.
This place's lamb skewers are especially good.
HSK 7-9
Yèshì lǐ kǎochuàn de xiāngwèi piāo de hěn yuǎn.
The smell of grilling skewers drifts through the night market.

Tips

culture
Street-food staple of Northern China, originally brought south by Xinjiang Uyghur vendors. In spoken Beijing and Northeast accents you'll hear the erhua form 烤串儿 (kǎochuànr) - casually shortened further to just 串儿. Lamb cumin skewers are the canonical order, paired with ice-cold Yanjing or Tsingtao beer.

Stroke Order

kǎo
chuàn