传 chuán to pass on
to pass on; to transmit
chuán (to pass on; spread) and zhuàn (a biography) - 传播 chuánbō spread, 传记 zhuànjì biography
How to remember 传: 亻 person + 专 concentrated = to pass on. Each person in the relay team stays concentrated, hand held back, ready to pass on the baton.
Component breakdown
传 = 亻 person + 专 concentrated
- 亻 person
- 专 concentrated
Each person in the relay team stays concentrated, hand held back, ready to pass on the baton.
How it is used
- Verb "to pass on/transmit": 传统 (chuántǒng, tradition - literally what's passed down) and 传说 (chuánshuō, legend - a story passed on).
- Read chuán in 上传 (shàngchuán) to upload, the opposite of 下载 (xiàzài) to download - 下载音乐 (xiàzài yīnyuè) download music.
- Read zhuàn it means a biography or account - 自传 (zìzhuàn) autobiography, 传记 (zhuànjì) biography.
Words with 传
- 上传shàngchuánto uploadHSK 5
- 传播chuánbōto disseminateHSK 5
- 传统chuántǒngtraditionHSK 5
- 传说chuánshuōlegendHSK 5
- 传递chuándìto transmitHSK 5
- 宣传xuānchuánto disseminateHSK 5
- 流传liúchuánto spreadHSK 5
- 传真chuánzhēnfaxHSK 6
- 传承chuánchéngto pass on (to future generations)HSK 6
- 传授chuánshòuto impartHSK 6
- 传染chuánrǎnto infectHSK 6
- 传染病chuánrǎnbìnginfectious diseaseHSK 6
- 传输chuánshūto transmitHSK 6
- 传达chuándáto pass onHSK 6
- 相传xiāngchuánto pass onHSK 6
- 遗传yíchuánheredityHSK 6
- 传人chuánrénto teachHSK 7
- 传单chuándānleafletHSK 7
- 传奇chuánqílegendaryHSK 7
- 传言chuányánrumorHSK 7
- 传记zhuànjìbiographyHSK 7
- 传闻chuánwénrumorHSK 7
- 失传shīchuánto die outHSK 7
- 传媒chuánméimediaHSK 8
- 祖传zǔchuánpassed on from ancestorsHSK 9
Example sentences
- 请发传真过来。 Qǐng fā chuánzhēn guòlai.Please fax it here.
- 过年吃饺子是一个传统。 Guònián chī jiǎozi shì yí gè chuántǒng.Eating dumplings is a Chinese New Year's tradition.