烤羊肉串

kǎoyángròuchuàn
noun #77,230

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Xīnjiāng de kǎoyángròuchuàn sǎ le zīrán hé làjiāofěn.
Xinjiang grilled lamb skewers are sprinkled with cumin and chili powder.
Xiàtiān wǎnshang lái jǐ chuàn kǎoyángròuchuàn 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 lets you order by count: 'give me ten skewers'.

Stroke Order

kǎo
yáng
ròu
chuàn