Chinese Word: 传 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

传 (Trad.: 傳)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:专 indicates the sound; 亻 (people) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 专 [ zhuān ] concentrated, specialized; to monopolize

Similar Characters: 抟

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Pinyin: chuán

English Definition:to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

Chinese Definition:
①转(zhu僴)授，递：传递。传输。传戒。传统。言传身教。
②推广，散布：宣传。流传。传名。传奇(ａ．中国唐代兴起的短篇小说；b．中国明、清两代盛行的长篇戏曲；c．指情节离奇或人物行为超乎寻常的故事)。

Example Words:

传统HSK 5	chuán tǒng	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; Classifiers: 个
宣传HSK 5	xuān chuán	to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; Classifiers: 个
传播HSK 5	chuán bō	to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传说HSK 5	chuán shuō	legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
传递	chuán dì	to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive

Pinyin: zhuàn

English Definition:biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station

Chinese Definition:
①解说经义的文字：经传。《左传》。
②记载某人一生事迹的文字：小传。自传。纪传。传记。传略。树碑立传。
③以演述历史和人物故事为中心的文学作品：《水浒传》。
④古代设于驿站的房舍，亦指驿站上所备的马车：传舍(供来往行人居住的旅舍)。

Example Words:

传记HSK 6	zhuàn jì	biography; Classifiers: 篇
自传	zì zhuàn	autobiography
外传	wài zhuàn	unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
列传	liè zhuàn	historical biography
名不见经传	míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn	(lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody

1		hǎo shì bù chū mén 好事不出门， è shì chuán qiān lǐ 恶事传千里。 Good news travels fast, but bad news travels faster.
2		bāo zi 包子 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 xiǎo chī 小吃。 Buns are a traditional Chinese snack.
3		hǎi làng 海浪 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 chuán 传 dé 得 hěn yuàn 很远。 The sound of the waves carried far into the distance.
4		tā 她 de 的 jiān jiào shēng 尖叫声 yuǎn yuǎn de 远远地 chuán lái 传来。 Her screams could be heard from far away.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 jiā dà 加大 xuān chuán 宣传 lì dù 力度。 We need to increase the publicity efforts.

1		hǎo shì bù chū mén 好事不出门， è shì chuán qiān lǐ 恶事传千里。 Good news travels fast, but bad news travels faster.
2		bāo zi 包子 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 xiǎo chī 小吃。 Buns are a traditional Chinese snack.
3		hǎi làng 海浪 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 chuán 传 dé 得 hěn yuàn 很远。 The sound of the waves carried far into the distance.
4		tā 她 de 的 jiān jiào shēng 尖叫声 yuǎn yuǎn de 远远地 chuán lái 传来。 Her screams could be heard from far away.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 jiā dà 加大 xuān chuán 宣传 lì dù 力度。 We need to increase the publicity efforts.