chuán

summon; propagate, transmit

HSK 4 #332

DEFINITIONS

传 chuán
  • to pass on
  • to spread
  • to transmit
  • to infect
  • to transfer
  • to circulate
  • to conduct (electricity)
传 zhuàn
  • biography
  • historical narrative
  • commentaries
  • relay station

STROKES

WORDS

zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
shī chuán (of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
人 chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant
令 chuán lìng to transmit an order
动 chuán dòng drive (transmission in an engine)
销 chuán xiāo multi-level marketing
zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel; true biography
名不虚 míng bù xū chuán lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation
颂 chuán sòng to eulogize; to pass on praise
神 chuán shén vivid; lifelike
阅 chuán yuè to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal
jīng zhuàn classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
性 yí chuán xìng hereditary; inherited; genetic
世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times; family heirloom
唱 chuán chàng to pass on a song
名不见经 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn (lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody
入 chuán rù to import; transmitted inwards; afferent
宗接代 chuán zōng jiē dài to carry on one's ancestral line
世代相 shì dài xiāng chuán passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
情 chuán qíng to pass on amorous feelings; to send one's love to sb
jù chuán it is rumored that ...; it is reported that ...
shèng chuán widely spread; widely rumored; stories abound; (sb's exploits are) widely circulated
diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc); a message transmitted using electronic means; telex; teleprinter
声器 chuán shēng qì microphone