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传

chuán · chuan/zhuàn · zhuan

Traditional 傳

HSK 3

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

chuán 傳

  1. to pass on
  2. to spread
  3. to transmit
  4. to infect
  5. to transfer
  6. to circulate
  7. to conduct (electricity)

zhuàn 傳

  1. biography
  2. historical narrative
  3. commentaries
  4. relay station
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In a conversation

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Passing the ball

  1. Liangliang

    把(bǎ)球(qiú)传(chuán)给(gěi)我(wǒ)！

    Pass the ball to me!

  2. Dengdeng

    传(chuán)给(gěi)你(nǐ)了(le)！

    Passed to you!

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)远(yuǎn)了(le)！下次(xiàcì)近(jìn)一点(yīdiǎn)传(chuán)。

    Too far! Pass it a bit closer next time.

  4. Dengdeng

    近(jìn)一点(yīdiǎn)？这样(zhèyàng)传(chuán)吗(ma)？

    Closer? Like this?

  5. Liangliang

    对对对(duìduìduì)……哎(āi)，你(nǐ)传(chuán)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)了(le)！

    Yes, yes... Hey, you passed it to the kid next to me!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)味(wèi)道(dào)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)微(wēi)波(bō)炉(lú)传(chuán)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)!

This smell might come from the oven!

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

02

萨(sà)米(mǐ)给(gěi)莱(lái)拉(lā)传(chuán)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)鲜(xiān)花(huā)表(biǎo)情(qíng)符(fú)号(hào)。

Sami sent Layla a flower emoji.

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

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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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