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传播

chuán bō · chuan bo

Traditional 傳播

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
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Fast news

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)说(shuō)的(de)话(huà)，怎么(zěnme)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)知道(zhīdào)了(le)？

    What I just said, how does everyone know already?

  2. Liangliang

    消息(xiāoxi)传播(chuánbō)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    News spreads fast.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)告诉(gàosu)了(le)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)人(rén)。

    But I told only you.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)告诉(gàosu)了(le)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Right, then I told Qiqi.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)传播(chuánbō)消息(xiāoxi)，比(bǐ)网络(wǎngluò)还(hái)快(kuài)！

    You spread news faster than the internet!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)消(xiāo)息(xi)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)在(zài)网(wǎng)上(shàng)传(chuán)播(bō)开(kāi)了(le)。

This news quickly spread online.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)图(tú)表(biǎo)向(xiàng)学(xué)生(sheng)传(chuán)播(bō)科(kē)学(xué)知(zhī)识(shi)。

The teacher uses charts to spread scientific knowledge to the students.

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传
chuán

to pass on; to spread

播
bō

to sow; to scatter

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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