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傳 [传] chuán

verb
: to pass on; to spread; to transmit
: to infect; to transfer; to circulate
: to conduct (electricity)

傳 [传] zhuán

noun
: biography; historical narrative; commentaries
: relay station

Kun Reading

伝 | つて tsute

noun
: intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull

伝う | つたう tsutau

godan verb with u ending
: to go along; to walk along; to follow

伝え | つたえ tsutae

noun
: legend; tradition

伝える | つたえる tsutaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

伝わる | つたわる tsutawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

 Usage:


傳 [传] chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity

傳統 [传统] chuan2tong3: tradition; traditional; convention; conventional
[伝統 | でんとう dentou: tradition; convention]

傳[传]播 chuan2bo1: to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
[伝播 | でんぱ denpo OR でんぱん denpon: transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination]

傳[传]染 chuan2ran3: to infect; contagious [伝染 | でんせん densen: contagion]

伝染る | うつる utsuru: to be infected; to be contagious

傳達 [传达] chuan2da2: to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission

[伝達 | でんたつ dentatsu: transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction]

傳說 [传说] chuan2shuo1: legend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that… [伝説 | でんせつ densetsu: tradition; legend; folklore]

宣傳[传] xuan1chuan2: to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda [宣伝 | せんでん senden: publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda]

流傳[传] liu2chuan2: to spread; to circulate; to hand down

遺傳 [遗传] yi2chuan2: heredity; inheritance; to transmit [遺伝 | いでん iden: heredity; inherent]

相傳[传] xiang1chuan2: to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that …; according to legend [相伝 | そうでん souden: inheritance]

上傳[传] shang4chuan2: to upload

傳 [传] zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station

傳記 [传记] zhuan4ji4: biography [伝記 | でんき denki: biography; life story]

傳記性 [传记性] zhuan4ji4 xing4: bibliographic

傳[传]略 zhuan4lüe4: bibliographic sketch

傳贊 [传赞] zhuan4zan4: postscript to bibliography

傳熱學 [传热学] zhuan4re4 xue2: theory of heat; heat transmission (physics)

自傳[传] zi4zhuan4: autobiography [自伝 | じでん jiden]

列傳[传] lie4zhuan4: historical biography

別傳 [别传] bie2zhuan4: supplementary biography [列伝 | れつでん retsuden: series of biographies]

前傳[传] qian2zhuan4: prequel

史傳[传] shi3zhuan4: historical biography [史伝 | しでん jiden: history and biography; historical material]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
宣伝工作 | せんでんこうさく senden kousaku
: (yoji) propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)

家系伝説 | かけいでんせつ kakei densetsu
: (yoji) family legend

先祖伝承 | せんぞでんしょう senzo denshou
: (yoji) what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale

民間伝承 | みんかんでんしょう minkan denshou
: (yoji) folklore

祖先伝来 | そせんでんらい sosen denrai
: (yoji) hereditary

伝家の宝刀を抜く | でんかのほうとうをぬく denka no houtou o nuku
: to employ one’s secret weapon; to play one’s trump card; to use the ace up one’s sleeve

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
傳奇人物 [传奇人物] chuan2 qi2 ren2 wu4
: legendary person; legend (i.e. person)

傳播四方 [传播四方] chuan2 bo1 si4 fang1
: to disseminate in every direction

代代相傳 [代代相传] dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
: passed on from generation to generation; to hand down

名不虛傳 [名不虚传] ming2 bu4 xu1 chuan2
: lit. name is not in vain; a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation

樹碑立傳 [树碑立传] shu4 bei1 li4 zhuan4
: lit. to erect a stele and write a biography; to monumentalize; to glorify; to sing the praises of

龍的傳人 [龙的传人] long2 de5 chuan2 ren2
: Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)

言不可傳 [言不可传] yan2 bu4 ke3 chuan2
: impossible to put into words; inexpressible

言傳身教 [言传身教] yan2 chuan2 shen1 jiao4
: to teach by words and example

言歸正傳 [言归正传] yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4
: to return to the topic; to get back to the main point

謬種流傳 [谬种流传] miu4 zhong3 liu2 chuan2
: to pass on errors or lies; the propagation of misconceptions

薪火相傳 [薪火相传] xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2
: lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest; fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

惡事傳千里 [恶事传千里] e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3
: evil deeds spread a thousand miles; scandal spreads like wildfire

家醜不可外傳 [家丑不可外传] jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2
: lit. family shames must not be spread abroad; fig. don’t wash your dirty linen in public
OR
家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 [家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信] jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2 , liu2 yan2 qie1 mo4 qing1 xin4
: Don’t spread abroad the shame of the family, don’t believe rumors lightly. Don’t hang your dirty laundry in public, don’t listen to others’ gossip.

一傳十，十傳百 [一传十，十传百] yi1 chuan2 shi2 , shi2 chuan2 bai3
: news pass quickly from mouth to mouth; an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

好事不出門，惡事傳千里 [好事不出门，恶事传千里] hao3 shi4 bu4 chu1 men2 , e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3
: lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast