烤羊肉串

kǎoyángròuchuàn

noun #77,230

Measure Word

一串烤羊肉串 chuàn

Meanings

1 grilled lamb skewers
2 lamb kebabs (esp. Xinjiang style)

Characters

Examples

新疆的烤羊肉串撒了孜然和辣椒粉。

Xīnjiāng de kǎo yángròu chuàn sǎ le zīrán hé làjiāo fěn.

Xinjiang grilled lamb skewers are sprinkled with cumin and chili powder.

夏天晚上来几串烤羊肉串配啤酒最爽。

Xiàtiān wǎnshang lái jǐ chuàn kǎo yángròu chuàn pèi píjiǔ zuì shuǎng.

On a summer night, a few lamb skewers with beer is the best.

Tips

culture

The signature Xinjiang Uyghur snack, now found at street barbecue stalls (烧烤摊) across all of China. Cumin (孜然) and chili powder (辣椒粉) are the defining seasonings — without cumin it is not 新疆烤串. The skewer measure word 串 lets you order by count: 来十串 'give me ten skewers'.

Stroke Order

烤 kǎo

羊 yáng

肉 ròu

串 chuàn