string /striŋ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a lightweight cord
• (n.) a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
• (n.) a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

Chinese translation

• n. 线, 细绳, 一串, 字符串
• vt. 串起, 成串, 收紧, 缚, 扎
• vi. 成一串

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/striŋ/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.4 · Rare

Word forms

strings, strung, stringing

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Related words

strings · strike · strip · strict · striking · strictly · strive · stripe

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