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chuán wén · chuan wen

Traditional 傳聞

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. rumor
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A rumor in the hutong

  1. Liangliang

    传闻(chuánwén)我们(wǒmen)胡同(hútòng)要(yào)开(kāi)一家(yījiā)书店(shūdiàn)。

    Rumor has it our hutong is getting a bookstore.

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)说(shuō)的(de)？这个(zhège)传闻(chuánwén)我(wǒ)没(méi)听过(tīngguò)。

    Who said that? I never heard this rumor.

  3. Liangliang

    隔壁(gébì)王奶奶(wángnǎinai)说(shuō)的(de)。

    Grandma Wang next door said so.

  4. Dengdeng

    传闻(chuánwén)不能(bùnéng)全(quán)信(xìn)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    Do not believe every rumor. Let us go and see.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)理发店(lǐfàdiàn)！

    Look, the sign says barber shop!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)传闻(chuánwén)只(zhǐ)对(duì)了(le)一半(yībàn)，有(yǒu)店(diàn)，没有(méiyǒu)书(shū)。

    So the rumor was half right: a shop, but no books.

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2 examples
01

传(chuán)闻(wén)这(zhè)附(fù)近(jìn)有(yǒu)些(xiē)脏(zāng)东(dōng)西(xi)。

There are rumors that some evil spirits linger around here.

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)传(chuán)闻(wén)后(hòu)来(lái)被(bèi)证(zhèng)明(míng)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)了(le)。

The rumor turned out to be true.

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

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