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传单

chuán dān · chuan dan

Traditional 傳單

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. leaflet; flier; pamphlet
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Handing out flyers

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)在(zài)路口(lùkǒu)发(fā)传单(chuándān)，一小时(yīxiǎoshí)三十块(sānshíkuài)。

    I am handing out flyers at the crossing today, 30 yuan an hour.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)发(fā)了(le)多少张(duōshaozhāng)传单(chuándān)？

    How many flyers have you handed out?

  3. Liangliang

    两百张(liǎngbǎizhāng)，可是(kěshì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)不要(bùyào)。

    Two hundred, but everyone refuses them.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)笑一笑(xiàoyīxiào)，他们(tāmen)就会(jiùhuì)接(jiē)。

    Smile, and they will take them.

  5. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)！啊(a)，有人(yǒurén)来(lái)拿(ná)传单(chuándān)了(le)，可(kě)他(tā)是(shì)来(lái)问路(wènlù)的(de)。

    Really! Ah, someone came for a flyer, but he came to ask the way.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)街(jiē)口(kǒu)给(gěi)路(lù)人(rén)发(fā)传(chuán)单(dān)。

He hands out fliers to passersby at the street corner.

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)传(chuán)单(dān)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)周(zhōu)末(mò)的(de)促(cù)销(xiāo)活(huó)动(dòng)。

This leaflet lists the weekend promotional events.

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