羊肉串 (yáng ròu chuàn) — lamb skewer, mutton kebab (a popular grilled street food)
Definition
noun
lamb skewermutton kebab (a popular grilled street food)
Measure word · 串
Examples
- 羊肉串,。Zhè jiā diàn de yáng ròu chuàn fēi cháng hǎo chī, měi cì lái dōu yào diǎn.The lamb skewers at this restaurant are delicious; I order them every time I come.
- ,羊肉串。Tā zhàn zài lù biān tān qián, mǎi le shí chuàn yáng ròu chuàn.He stood in front of the street stall and bought ten skewers of lamb.
- 羊肉串,。yáng ròu chuàn Pèi shàng yì píng bīng pí jiǔ, shì xià tiān zuì hǎo de xiǎng shòu.Lamb skewers with a bottle of cold beer are the best summer treat.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
羊 means sheep, 肉 means meat, and 串 means skewer; together they describe skewered mutton.
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