羊肉串 (yángròuchuàn) · lamb kebab, mutton skewer, chuanr

Measure Word

十串羊肉串 chuàn

Meanings

1 lamb kebab
2 mutton skewer
3 chuanr

Made with

About the dish

Small cubes of lamb, with bits of fat in between, grilled on skewers over charcoal and sprinkled with cumin, chili powder and salt. Ordered by the skewer, several at a time. Say 不要辣 for no chili.

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

来十串羊肉串,不要辣。

Lái shí chuàn yángròuchuàn, búyào là.

Give me ten lamb skewers, no chili.

HSK 7-9

夏天晚上吃羊肉串喝啤酒最爽。

Xiàtiān wǎnshang chī yángròuchuàn hē píjiǔ zuì shuǎng.

Summer nights are best for lamb skewers and beer.

HSK 7-9

新疆的羊肉串最正宗。

Xīnjiāng de yángròuchuàn zuì zhèngzōng.

Xinjiang's lamb kebabs are the most authentic.

Tips

culture

Iconic Chinese street food of Uyghur/Xinjiang origin, now found everywhere at 烧烤摊 (BBQ stalls). Usually brushed with cumin (孜然), chili powder (辣椒粉), and salt. In Beijing dialect pronounced 'chuanr' with erhua, which became the namesake for the whole grilled-skewer genre 串儿.