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传

chuán, zhuàn

Description

"传"最常见的意思是把东西或消息从一个人给另一个人。

The most common meaning of "传" is to pass something or news from one person to another.

读"zhuàn"的时候,它常常指写一个人一生故事的书。

When read as "zhuàn," it often refers to a book that tells the story of a person's life.

Meanings

传chuán

to pass; to hand over

请把书传给我。

Please pass me the book.

传chuán

to spread; to transmit (news, disease)

这个消息传得很快。

This news spread quickly.

传zhuàn

biography; life story

我在读一本名人传。

I am reading a biography of a celebrity.

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Notes

  • Reading

    传 is chuán as a verb (pass/spread), zhuàn as a noun (biography).

  • Etymology

    originally meant relaying messages via post stations, extended to passing and transmitting.

In videos

“这手机是专门给我传戏服的”

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“传出来听听康康的声音”

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