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传言

chuán yán · chuan yan

Traditional 傳言

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. rumor
  2. hearsay
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The holiday rumour

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)一个(yīgè)传言(chuányán)，公司(gōngsī)要(yào)放假(fàngjià)一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)！

    I heard a rumour. The company will give us a week off!

  2. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)说(shuō)的(de)？

    Who said that?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，这个(zhège)传言(chuányán)到处(dàochù)都(dōu)是(shì)！

    I don't know. The rumour is everywhere.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)传言(chuányán)，别(bié)信(xìn)！

    It's only a rumour. Don't believe it.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)听(tīng)你(nǐ)说(shuō)的(de)！

    But I heard it from you yesterday!

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这个(zhège)传言(chuányán)是(shì)我(wǒ)编(biān)的(de)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)放假(fàngjià)！

    Yes, I made that rumour up. I want time off too!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)结(jié)论(lùn)就(jiù)是(shì)，那(nà)个(ge)传(chuán)言(yán)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)。

We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story.

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

02

学(xué)生(sheng)中(zhōng)流(liú)传(chuán)着(zhe)一(yí)个(gè)传(chuán)言(yán)，说(shuō)这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)师(shī)会(huì)让(ràng)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)学(xué)生(sheng)考(kǎo)试(shì)不(bù)及(jí)格(gé)。

Among the students there's a rumor that this teacher fails everyone on their exams.

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

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