传承 chuánchéng to pass on (to future generations)
to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
How to remember 传承: 传 to pass on + 承 to undertake = to pass on (to future generations).
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How it is used
- To pass down / a heritage carried on - 文化传承 (wénhuà chuánchéng) cultural inheritance, 传承技艺 to pass on a craft.
- 传承 stresses inheriting and carrying forward across generations (traditions, skills, spirit); 传播 (chuánbō) is spreading/disseminating outward.
- Both verb and noun: 一种传承 an inherited tradition.
- 传承下去 (chuánchéng xiàqù) = to keep the tradition alive.