一串串 (yī chuàn chuàn) — (classifier) clusters of, strings of, a series of (reduplicated form of 串, emphasizing abundance or continuity)

Definition

Reduplicated 一串: 'clusters of / strings of', used as a modifier to paint many grouped items. Pairs with things that hang or cluster (葡萄, 灯笼), unlike 一连串, which describes a sequence of events.

classifier
clusters ofstrings ofa series of (reduplicated form of 串, emphasizing abundance or continuity)

Examples

  • 一串串。
    Zhuō shàng fàng zhe yī chuàn chuàn pú tao.
    There are clusters of grapes on the table.
  • 一串串，。
    yī chuàn chuàn De dēng long guà zài jiē shàng, fēi cháng piào liang.
    Strings of lanterns hang in the street, very beautiful.
  • ，。
    Tā jiǎng le yì lián chuàn de xiào hua, dà jiā xiào dé tíng bú xià lái.
    He told a series of jokes, and everyone couldn't stop laughing.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 串 is a picture of objects strung together.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 串 is a picture of objects strung together.

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