传

The character "传" has 6 strokes. "传" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "传" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "传" are "chuán" "zhuàn" . View the stroke order of "传">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "传"

v.: pass (on); hand down; transmit; impart; teach; pass on (knowledge, skill, etc); spread; circulate; go/get (a)round; summon; convey; express; conduct; infect; be contagious/infectious

n.: commentaries on classics; biography; story or novel (usu used in titles)

• hand down : 把…传下去；传递；宣布（判决等）
• transmit : v.传送；输送；传递；发射；播送；传染；遗传；传；透；传达
• impart : v.告知；传达；给予；赋予
• teach : v.教；教会；教书；讲授；提倡；宣扬；训导；当教师；诱导；使明白
• spread : v.摊开；铺开；展开；蔓延；延伸；涂抹；涂；敷；摆桌子以备进餐；把饭菜摆在（餐桌）上
• circulate : v.循环；环流；流通；在社交场合四处走动；给（一组人）散发
• summon : v.传召；鼓起；露出；迫切地要求；召集；使浮现；使想起
• convey : v.载送；输送；表达；传递；传达；转让
• express : v.表达；表示；榨出；挤压出；特快发运；特快专送；表达自己的想法；用图形（或符号、公式）表示
• conduct : n.行为方式；举止；品行；管理；处理；引导
• infect : v.感染；传染；侵染；污染；感染病毒；影响；传播给
• biography : n.传记；生平；传记文学；人生历程

Form words with "传"

传话筒 megaphone;gossip monger

传口信 convey a message (to sb)

传某人做证 call sb in testimony

《林肯传》 The Life of Lincoln

Example phrases using "传"

• 坏事传千里。

  Bad news has wings. / Bad news travels quickly. / Ill news comes apace. / Ill news flies fast.

• 威名传天下。

  One’s fame has spread far and wide.

• 诗歌作为一门口传艺术的复兴 。

  The renascence of poetry as an oral art.

• 秘密不久就传了出去。

  The secret was soon out.

• 最佳打法是传地面球。

  The best way to play is to pass the ball on the floor.

• 禁止人们传露背装、短裤和吊带。

  It also bans halter tops, shorts, and tank tops.

• 这里是个悬念,“我仍旧传割礼吗

  Now that just kind of hangs there "am I still preaching circumcision?"

• 看，船上游有一个音乐家在演奏传

  See, there’s a musician on the

• 检察当局传财务处长或主任出庭.

  The finance director was subpoenaed by the prosecution.

• 街头巷尾都在传他被烧成了灰烬。

  Burnt to cinders, we were told by the neighbourhood gossips .