相
传

To pass on in Chinese: 相传 (xiāng chuán)

xiāng chuán

to pass on

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 相傳1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pass on
  2. 2to hand down
  3. 3tradition has it that ...
  4. 4according to legend

Stroke order

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相
传

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄔㄨㄢˊ

chuán

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

相传

Simplified

相傳

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这门手艺代代相传。

    zhè mén shǒu yì dài dài xiāng chuán。

    This craft has been passed down from generation to generation.

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Related words

传

chuán

to pass on

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

传真

chuán zhēn

fax

互相

hù xiāng

each other

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

传播

chuán bō

to disseminate

传递

chuán dì

to transmit

传染

chuán rǎn

to infect

传说

chuán shuō

legend

传统

chuán tǒng

tradition

流传

liú chuán

to spread

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