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传奇

chuán qí · chuan qi

Traditional 傳奇

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. legendary
  2. fantasy saga
  3. romance
  4. short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
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The legendary teahouse

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)这个(zhège)茶馆(cháguǎn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)传奇(chuánqí)的(de)故事(gùshi)。

    I hear this teahouse has a legendary story.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)故事(gùshi)？

    What story?

  3. Liangliang

    一百年前(yībǎiniánqián)，有个人(yǒugèrén)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)喝(hē)一杯(yībēi)茶(chá)，喝(hē)了(le)三天(sāntiān)。

    A hundred years ago, someone drank one cup of tea here for three days.

  4. Dengdeng

    三天(sāntiān)？这(zhè)也(yě)太(tài)传奇(chuánqí)了(le)！

    Three days? That's so legendary!

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，因为(yīnwèi)服务员(fúwùyuán)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)给(gěi)他(tā)加(jiā)茶(chá)。

    The owner says it's because the waiter kept refilling his tea.

  6. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)这个(zhège)传奇(chuánqí)的(de)重点(zhòngdiǎn)是(shì)：茶(chá)可以(kěyǐ)一直(yīzhí)加(jiā)！

    So the point of this legend is that the tea keeps getting refilled!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)演(yǎn)员(yuán)的(de)一(yì)生(shēng)充(chōng)满(mǎn)传(chuán)奇(qí)。

The life of this old actor is full of legend.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)讲(jiǎng)述(shù)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)关(guān)于(yú)英(yīng)雄(xióng)的(de)传(chuán)奇(qí)故(gù)事(shì)。

This novel tells a legendary story about a hero.

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