传记
zhuàn jì
Pinyin

Definition

传记
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zhuàn jì
  1. biography
  2. CL:篇[piān],部[bù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上传
shàng chuán
  1. 1 to upload
传
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)
传奇
chuán qí
  1. 1 legendary
  2. 2 fantasy saga
  3. 3 romance
  4. 4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
传统
chuán tǒng
  1. 1 tradition
  2. 2 traditional
  3. 3 convention
  4. 4 conventional
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
传说
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
忘记
wàng jì
  1. 1 to forget
日记
rì jì
  1. 1 diary
  2. 2 CL:則|则[zé],本[běn],篇[piān]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
  1. 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
  2. 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
记
jì
  1. 1 to record
  2. 2 to note
  3. 3 to memorize
  4. 4 to remember
  5. 5 mark
  6. 6 sign
  7. 7 classifier for blows, kicks, shots
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
记得
jì de
  1. 1 to remember
记忆
jì yì
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to recall
  3. 3 memory
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
记者
jì zhě
  1. 1 reporter
  2. 2 journalist
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
记录
jì lù
  1. 1 to record
  2. 2 record (written account)
  3. 3 note-taker
  4. 4 record (in sports etc)
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
传人
chuán rén
  1. 1 to teach
  2. 2 to impart
  3. 3 a disciple
  4. 4 descendant
传来
chuán lái
  1. 1 (of a sound) to come through
  2. 2 to be heard
  3. 3 (of news) to arrive
传出
chuán chū
  1. 1 to transmit outwards
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 efferent (nerve)
传动
chuán dòng
  1. 1 drive (transmission in an engine)
传媒
chuán méi
  1. 1 media

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)
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (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
潜神默记
qián shén mò jì
  1. 1 to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)
圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

Sample Sentences

传记片、纪录片、传记、传记小说
zhuànjìpiàn 、jìlù piàn 、zhuànjì 、zhuànjì xiǎoshuō
biographical movies, documentary, biography, biographical novels
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