一传十，十传百 yī chuán shí ， shí chuán bǎi

news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2. an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
传 chuán HSK 4
to pass on; to spread; to transmit
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
传 chuán HSK 4
to pass on; to spread; to transmit
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of