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传来

chuán lái · chuan lai

Traditional 傳來

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (of a sound) to come through
  2. to be heard
  3. (of news) to arrive
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Music next door

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)，哪儿(nǎr)传来(chuánlái)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)？

    Dengdeng, listen, where is that music coming from?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)隔壁(gébì)传来(chuánlái)的(de)，邻居(línjū)在(zài)练(liàn)唱歌(chànggē)。

    It is coming from next door, the neighbor is practicing singing.

  3. Liangliang

    从(cóng)早上(zǎoshang)到(dào)现在(xiànzài)，一直(yīzhí)传来(chuánlái)同一首(tóngyīshǒu)歌(gē)。

    From morning until now, the same song keeps coming.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)吧(ba)？

    Shall we go knock on the door?

  5. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，现在(xiànzài)传来(chuánlái)了(le)新(xīn)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Wait, a new sound is coming now.

  6. Dengdeng

    你听(nǐtīng)，是(shì)她(tā)妈妈(māma)在(zài)喊(hǎn)：“别唱了(biéchàngle)，吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)！”

    Listen, it is her mom shouting: "Stop singing, time to eat!"

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)听(tīng)到(dào)远(yuǎn)处(chù)传(chuán)来(lái)狗(gǒu)叫(jiào)声(shēng)。

I heard a dog barking in the distance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)听(tīng)到(dào)远(yuǎn)处(chù)传(chuán)来(lái)一(yí)下(xià)枪(qiāng)声(shēng)。

They heard a gun go off in the distance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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传
chuán

to pass on; to spread

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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