chuán
Pinyin

Definition

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chuán
  1. to pass on
  2. to spread
  3. to transmit
  4. to infect
  5. to transfer
  6. to circulate
  7. to conduct (electricity)
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zhuàn
  1. biography
  2. historical narrative
  3. commentaries
  4. relay station

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shàng chuán
  1. 1 to upload
chuán
  1. 1 to pass on
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to transmit
  4. 4 to infect
  5. 5 to transfer
  6. 6 to circulate
  7. 7 to conduct (electricity)
chuán qí
  1. 1 legendary
  2. 2 fantasy saga
  3. 3 romance
  4. 4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
chuán tǒng
  1. 1 tradition
  2. 2 traditional
  3. 3 convention
  4. 4 conventional
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
chuán rén
  1. 1 to teach
  2. 2 to impart
  3. 3 a disciple
  4. 4 descendant
chuán lái
  1. 1 (of a sound) to come through
  2. 2 to be heard
  3. 3 (of news) to arrive
chuán chū
  1. 1 to transmit outwards
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 efferent (nerve)
chuán dòng
  1. 1 drive (transmission in an engine)
chuán dān
  1. 1 leaflet
  2. 2 flier
  3. 3 pamphlet
chuán méi
  1. 1 media
chuán qíng
  1. 1 to pass on amorous feelings
  2. 2 to send one's love to sb
chuán gǎn qì
  1. 1 sensor
  2. 2 transducer
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance
chuán shòu
  1. 1 to impart
  2. 2 to pass on
  3. 3 to teach
chuán bō
  1. 1 to disseminate
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 to spread
chuán rǎn
  1. 1 to infect
  2. 2 contagious
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
chuán qiú
  1. 1 pass (in soccer)
  2. 2 to feed (ball)
chuán zhēn
  1. 1 fax
  2. 2 facsimile

Idioms (20)

一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
  1. 1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
  2. 2 unfounded
  3. 3 not authoritative
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以讹传讹
yǐ é chuán é
  1. 1 to spread falsehoods
  2. 2 to increasingly distort the truth
  3. 3 to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. 2 a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
恶事传千里
è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
捷报频传
jié bào pín chuán
  1. 1 victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
  2. 2 to monumentalize
  3. 3 to glorify
  4. 4 to sing the praises of
圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
薪火相传
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán
  1. 1 lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
言传身教
yán chuán shēn jiào
  1. 1 to teach by words and example (idiom)

Sample Sentences

智能手机“麻雀虽小,五脏俱全”。你可以打电话,传信息,还可以拍照。
zhìnéngshǒujī “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。nǐ kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà ,chuán xìnxī ,hái kěyǐ pāizhào 。
A smartphone is small but it has every function you may need. You can make a call, text and also take pictures.
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今天早上开会的时候我没有拿到开会资料,有人可以传给我吗?
jīntiān zǎoshang kāihuì de shíhou wǒ méiyǒu nádào kāihuì zīliào ,yǒurén kěyǐ chuángei wǒ ma ?
I didn't get the file from the meeting this morning. Could anyone send it to me?
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我的同事传给我资料了。
wǒ de tóngshì chuángei wǒ zīliào le 。
My colleague sent me the file.
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西藏是一个蕴藏着无数美丽传说和醉人风景的神奇地方。
Xīzàng shì yīgē yùncáng zhe wúshù měilì chuánshuō hé zuìrén fēngjǐng de shénqí dìfang 。
Tibet is a magical place with countless beautiful legends and intoxicating scenery.
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此兵家之胜,不可先传也。
cǐ Bīngjiā zhī shèng ,bùkě xiān chuán yě 。
The tactics of war cannot be explained with these smaller details without first a bigger picture
相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人,交游广阔,特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次,在宴席上,乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时,看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动,这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓,但碍于面子,不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后,老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去,越想越难受,竟然因此病倒了!
xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ,jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ,tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ,zài yànxí shàng ,YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ,kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ,zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ,dàn àiyú miànzi ,bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ,lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ,Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ,jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le !
Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!
还有,没事别去医院,那儿被传染的风险高。
háiyǒu ,méi shì bié qù yīyuàn ,nàr5 bèi chuánrǎn de fēngxiǎn gāo 。
Also, don't go to the hospital if not necessary. The risk of getting infected there is high.
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紧张什么呀,我们家孩子随我,遗传了我的好视力。
jǐnzhāng shénme ya ,wǒmen jiā háizi suí wǒ ,yíchuán le wǒ de hǎo shìlì 。
What’s the worry, our children inherited my good eyesight.
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家里有什么遗传病史吗?
jiālǐ yǒu shénme yíchuán bìng shǐ ma ?
Any inherited disorder that runs in your family?
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她可以在现场直播,宣传我们的产品。
tā kěyǐ zài xiànchǎng zhíbō ,xuānchuán wǒmen de chǎnpǐn 。
She can do a live broadcast at the venue, and promote our product.
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