传记 zhuànjì biography
How to remember 传记: 传 to pass on + 记 remember = biography.
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How it is used
- A biography - 我在读一本名人传记 (wǒ zài dú yī běn míngrén zhuànjì) I'm reading a celebrity biography.
- Trap: 传 is read zhuàn here (not chuán). Measure words 篇, 部.
- 自传 (zìzhuàn) is an autobiography. Genre term for a written life story.