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chuán, zhuàn

Description

“傳”是一个常用的动词,意思是把东西、消息或知识从一个人给到另一个人。

"傳" is a common verb meaning to pass things, messages, or knowledge from one person to another.

读“zhuàn”的时候,它常常指记录一个人生活的书,比如“自传”。

When read as "zhuàn," it often refers to a book recording a person's life, such as an "autobiography."

Meanings

chuán

to pass or hand over to another

请把这本书传给他。

Please pass this book to him.

chuán

to spread; to transmit (news, disease)

这个消息传得很快。

This news spread quickly.

zhuàn

biography; a record of a life

我在看一本名人传。

I am reading a celebrity biography.

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Notes

  • Reading

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

  • Note

    傳 is the traditional form; simplified Chinese writes it as 传.

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