相传 xiāngchuán to pass on
to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
How to remember 相传: 相 mutual + 传 to pass on = to pass on.
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How it is used
- As tradition/legend has it - 相传这座山住着神仙 (xiāngchuán zhè zuò shān zhùzhe shénxiān) legend has it a deity lives on this mountain.
- Used to open a handed-down story of uncertain truth; also 'to pass down' as in 世代相传 (shìdài xiāngchuán) passed on for generations.
- Note 相 here is xiāng; storytelling and written register.