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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[chuàn]
  1. 1. verb [连贯] string … together
    她把珍珠了起来。
    She strung the pearls together.
  2. 2. verb [勾结] conspire
  3. 3. verb [指信号] get mixed up
    电视台了。
    The TV channels were all mixed up.
    电话线了。
    There was a crossed line.
  4. 4. verb [走动] drop by
    他爱来我家门。
    He likes to drop by my place.
  5. 5. verb [担任角色] act
  6. 6. measure word bunch
    钥匙
    two bunches of keys
    珍珠
    a string of pearls

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[chuàn]
  1. 1. verb string together; thread
    把鱼起来
    string the fish together
  2. 2. verb conspire; gang up
    gang up; collaborate; collude
  3. 3. verb get things mixed up
    电话线
    get the (telephone) lines crossed
    (收音机)
    get two or more (radio) stations at once
  4. 4. verb go from place to place; run about; rove
    到处乱
    run about aimlessly
    亲戚
    go visiting one's relatives
  5. 5. verb play a part (in a play); act
    (of an amateur singer, actor, etc.) play a part in a professional performance; be a guest performer
  6. 6. measure word string; bunch; cluster; trail (used for a string of things)
    珠子
    a string of beads
    钥匙
    a bunch of keys
    葡萄
    a cluster of grapes

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[chuàn]
  1. 1. 把事物逐个连贯起来,成为整体
    把这些生活片断成一个情节完整的故事
  2. 2. 连贯而成的物品
    珠宝
    羊肉
  3. 3. 用于连贯在一起的东西
    项链
    糖葫芦
  4. 4. 勾结配合(含贬义)
  5. 5. 戏曲中指扮演角色
    小生
  6. 6. 从这里到那里走动
    到处乱
    走街
  7. 7. 错乱地连接
    电话线
    看书老
  8. 8. 指不同的东西混杂在一起而改变了原来的特点
    味儿

Examples

亲戚
go visiting one's relatives
春节期间人们相互亲戚。
Relatives visit or call eachother during Spring Festival.
一连问题
a series of questions
他们把一些电影片段接在一起,非常好玩。
They strung together some movie fragments and found it very interesting.
他制作的这个铃声音清脆悦耳。
This string of bells he made sounds very clear and melodious.
逢年过节,我们都会亲访友。
We go to visit our relatives at every festival.
例举了一连不容否认的事实。
白水晶碎花儿珠手链。
穿那么漂亮,亲戚去呀?

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