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chuán
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 传

遗传性疾病
yí chuán xìng jí bìng

genetic disorder

热传导
rè chuán dǎo

heat transfer

传输层
chuán shū céng

transport layer

资料传送服务
zī liào chuán sòng fú wù

data delivery service

传教团
chuán jiào tuán

a mission (group of missionaries)

液压传动
yè yā chuán dòng

hydraulic drive

祖传
zǔ chuán

passed on from ancestors

传输媒体
chuán shū méi tǐ

transmission medium

捷报频传
jié bào pín chuán

victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream

前传
qián zhuàn

prequel

家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)

传闻证据
chuán wén zhèng jù

hearsay (law)

广告宣传画
guǎng gào xuān chuán huà

placard; poster

清史列传
qīng shǐ liè zhuàn

Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls

传流
chuán liú

to spread

皮带传动
pí dài chuán dòng

a leather drive belt

都会传奇
dū huì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)

性传播
xìng chuán bō

sexually transmitted

传道书
chuán dào shū

Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)

传输模式
chuán shū mó shì

transfer mode

生物传感器
shēng wù chuán gǎn qì

biosensor

传道部
chuán dào bù

mission

传染
chuán rǎn

to infect

传来
chuán lái

(of a sound) to come through

传真
chuán zhēn

fax

传输控制
chuán shū kòng zhì

transmission control

传染源
chuán rǎn yuán

source of an infection

传质
chuán zhì

(chemistry) mass transfer (as observed in processes like evaporation, distillation and membrane filtration)

流传
liú chuán

to spread

光遗传学
guāng yí chuán xué

optogenetics

传统词类
chuán tǒng cí lèi

traditional parts of speech (grammar)

传灯
chuán dēng

to pass on the light of Buddha

圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn

lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

薪火相传
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán

lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)

传播
chuán bō

to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

传呼机
chuán hū jī

pager

柳毅传
liǔ yì zhuàn

story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties

盛传
shèng chuán

widely spread

传代
chuán dài

to pass to the next generation

李娃传
lǐ wá zhuàn

Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[bái xíng jiǎn] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot

超级传播者
chāo jí chuán bō zhě

super spreader (epidemiology)

传三过四
chuán sān guò sì

to spread rumors

传呼电话
chuán hū diàn huà

neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call

传达
chuán dá

to pass on

传赞
zhuàn zàn

postscript to a biography

传输速率
chuán shū sù lǜ

transmission rate

言不可传
yán bù kě chuán

impossible to put into words

家传
jiā chuán

handed down in a family

传诵
chuán sòng

widely known

传戒
chuán jiè

(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood

宣传册
xuān chuán cè

commercial brochure

传动带
chuán dòng dài

transmission belt

坊间传言
fāng jiān chuán yán

rumors

驿传
yì chuán

relay post-horse mail service (in former times)

儿女英雄传
ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[wén kāng]

网传
wǎng chuán

(of video clips, rumors etc) to circulate on the Internet

传真机
chuán zhēn jī

fax machine

传种
chuán zhǒng

to reproduce

传单
chuán dān

leaflet; flier; pamphlet

口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán

widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

中山狼传
zhōng shān láng zhuàn

The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[mǎ zhōng xī]

记传
jì zhuàn

history and biography

反革命宣传煽动罪
fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì

the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda

海上花列传
hǎi shàng huā liè zhuàn

translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang

大众传播
dà zhòng chuán bō

mass communication

传动比
chuán dòng bǐ

transmission ratio

传动
chuán dòng

drive (transmission in an engine)

传感器
chuán gǎn qì

sensor; transducer

变速传动
biàn sù chuán dòng

to change gear

电传
diàn chuán

to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc)

圣经外传
shèng jīng wài zhuàn

Apocrypha

传统
chuán tǒng

tradition

传动轴
chuán dòng zhóu

drive shaft

水浒后传
shuǐ hǔ hòu zhuàn

Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[chén chén]

只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle

纪传体
jì zhuàn tǐ

history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian

传达室
chuán dá shì

reception office

遗传率
yí chuán lǜ

heritability

传名
chuán míng

to spread one's reputation

传真发送
chuán zhēn fā sòng

fax transmission

传入
chuán rù

to import

传书鸽
chuán shū gē

carrier pigeon (used for mail)

传送带
chuán sòng dài

conveyor belt

传输协定
chuán shū xié dìng

transfer protocol

飞沫传染
fēi mò chuán rǎn

droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

眉眼传情
méi yǎn chuán qíng

to give the eye to

传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài

to carry on one's ancestral line

传颂
chuán sòng

to eulogize

非同步传输模式
fēi tóng bù chuán shū mó shì

asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)

传达员
chuán dá yuán

usher

纳尼亚传奇
nà ní yà chuán qí

The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis

传本
chuán běn

edition (of a book) currently in circulation

传输率
chuán shū lǜ

transmission rate

民间传说
mín jiān chuán shuō

popular tradition

传道者
chuán dào zhě

missionary

传给
chuán gěi

to pass on to

传话
chuán huà

to pass on a story

层层传达
céng céng chuán dá

to send down the line

传法
chuán fǎ

to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)

谷梁传
gǔ liáng zhuàn

Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū], first published during the Han Dynasty

言传身教
yán chuán shēn jiào

to teach by words and example (idiom)

传习
chuán xí

teaching and learning

阿甘正传
ā gān zhèng zhuàn

Forrest Gump

力传递
lì chuán dì

mechanical transmission

传动系统
chuán dòng xì tǒng

transmission system

列传
liè zhuàn

historical biography

传语
chuán yǔ

to pass on (information)

力学传递
lì xué chuán dì

mechanical transmission

反传算法
fǎn chuán suàn fǎ

back propagation algorithm

风传
fēng chuán

it is rumored that

传染病学
chuán rǎn bìng xué

epidemiology

家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)

遗传工程
yí chuán gōng chéng

genetic engineering

遗传性
yí chuán xìng

hereditary

传声
chuán shēng

microphone

言归正传
yán guī zhèng zhuàn

to return to the topic (idiom)

文化传统
wén huà chuán tǒng

cultural tradition

名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán

lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation

魔宫传奇
mó gōng chuán qí

The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco

传真号码
chuán zhēn hào mǎ

fax number

正传
zhèng zhuàn

main subject of long novel

外传
wài chuán

to tell others (a secret)

传述
chuán shù

to relay

传载
chuán zǎi

to reprint; to repost; to transmit (in writing etc)

传呼
chuán hū

to notify sb of a call

传人
chuán rén

to teach

上传
shàng chuán

to upload

传观
chuán guān

to pass sth around (for others to look at)

传帮带
chuán bāng dài

to pass on experience (to the next generation)

传回
chuán huí

to send back

史传
shǐ zhuàn

historical biography

中共中央宣传部
zhōng gòng zhōng yāng xuān chuán bù

Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

传令
chuán lìng

to transmit an order

传真电报
chuán zhēn diàn bào

phototelegram

树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)

传抄
chuán chāo

to copy (a text) from person to person

传布
chuán bù

to spread; to propagate; to disseminate

传递
chuán dì

to transmit; to pass on to sb else

传家
chuán jiā

to pass on through the generations

真传
zhēn chuán

authentic tradition

传唤
chuán huàn

a summons (to the police)

传遍
chuán biàn

to spread widely

相传
xiāng chuán

to pass on

广传
guǎng chuán

to propagate

非遗传多型性
fēi yí chuán duō xíng xìng

polyphenism

传输媒质
chuán shū méi zhì

transmission medium

藏传佛教
zàng chuán fó jiào

Tibetan Buddhism

档案传输协定
dàng àn chuán shū xié dìng

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

传道
chuán dào

to lecture on doctrine

上海文广新闻传媒集团
shàng hǎi wén guǎng xīn wén chuán méi jí tuán

Shanghai Media Group

超文本传输协定
chāo wén běn chuán shū xié dìng

hypertext transfer protocol

代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán

passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

传出
chuán chū

to transmit outwards

传粉
chuán fěn

pollination

言传
yán chuán

to convey in words

传授
chuán shòu

to impart; to pass on; to teach

好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán

passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

国际文传电讯社
guó jì wén chuán diàn xùn shè

Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency

传神
chuán shén

vivid

行李传送带
xíng li chuán sòng dài

luggage conveyor belt; baggage carousel

传染性
chuán rǎn xìng

infectious; contagious

宣传画
xuān chuán huà

propaganda poster

传记
zhuàn jì

biography

据传
jù chuán

it is rumored that ...

嫡传
dí chuán

handed down in a direct line from the founder

阿Q正传
ā q zhèng zhuàn

The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

眉目传情
méi mù chuán qíng

to make sheep eyes at

春秋三传
chūn qiū sān zhuàn

Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[gǔ liáng zhuàn] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn]

周传瑛
zhōu chuán yīng

Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲|昆曲[kūn qǔ] opera actor

短传
duǎn chuán

short pass (in ball game)

传输
chuán shū

to transmit

留传
liú chuán

to bequeath (to later generations)

谬种流传
miù zhǒng liú chuán

to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions

水浒传
shuǐ hǔ zhuàn

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[shī nài ān], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

传发
chuán fā

to order sb to start on a journey

遗传
yí chuán

heredity

传输设备
chuán shū shè bèi

transmission facility

传动机构
chuán dòng jī gòu

transmission mechanism

龙的传人
lóng de chuán rén

Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)

白蛇传
bái shé zhuàn

Tale of the White Snake

左传
zuǒ zhuàn

Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[chūn qiū], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[zuǒ qiū míng]

传开
chuán kāi

(of news) to spread

传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè

to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction

传报
chuán bào

notification

传热学
zhuàn rè xué

theory of heat

超文件传输协定
chāo wén jiàn chuán shū xié dìng

hypertext transfer protocol

传艺
chuán yì

to impart skills

传扬
chuán yáng

to spread (by word of mouth)

立传
lì zhuàn

to record sb's achievements in writing

传说
chuán shuō

legend; folk tale

传奇人物
chuán qí rén wù

legendary person

射雕英雄传
shè diāo yīng xióng zhuàn

Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations

外传
wài zhuàn

unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

都市传奇
dū shì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)

恶事传千里
è shì chuán qiān lǐ

evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire

同传耳麦
tóng chuán ěr mài

simultaneous interpretation headset

水浒全传
shuǐ hǔ quán zhuàn

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

传唱
chuán chàng

to pass on a song

传情
chuán qíng

to pass on amorous feelings

传阅
chuán yuè

to read and pass on

使徒行传
shǐ tú xíng zhuàn

Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)

传声筒
chuán shēng tǒng

loudhailer

传球
chuán qiú

(sports) to pass the ball

薪尽火传
xīn jìn huǒ chuán

see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xīn huǒ xiāng chuán]

传送服务
chuán sòng fú wù

delivery service

传见
chuán jiàn

to summon for an interview

传教士
chuán jiào shì

missionary

传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng

to disseminate in every direction (idiom)

传家宝
chuán jiā bǎo

family heirloom

传声器
chuán shēng qì

microphone

传奇
chuán qí

legendary

传教
chuán jiào

to preach

传出神经
chuán chū shén jīng

efferent nerve (transmitting out from the brain)

征传
zhēng zhuàn

narrative of long journey

传统医药
chuán tǒng yī yào

Chinese traditional medicine

传写
chuán xiě

to copy

齿轮传动
chǐ lún chuán dòng

gear drive

名不见经传
míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics

秘传
mì chuán

to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc

小传
xiǎo zhuàn

sketch biography

孙传芳
sūn chuán fāng

Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935

公羊传
gōng yáng zhuàn

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[chūn qiū], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[gōng yáng chūn qiū]

传旨
chuán zhǐ

issue a decree

数据传输
shù jù chuán shū

data transmission

传输距离
chuán shū jù lí

transmission distance

遗传学
yí chuán xué

genetics

旋转行李传送带
xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài

baggage carousel

传导
chuán dǎo

to conduct (heat, electricity etc)

不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

not found in the classics (idiom); unknown

异步传输模式
yì bù chuán shū mó shì

asynchronous transfer mode

传承
chuán chéng

to pass on (to future generations)

广告宣传
guǎng gào xuān chuán

advertising; publicity; promotion

传檄
chuán xí

to circulate (a protest or call to arms)

传世
chuán shì

handed down from ancient times

经传
jīng zhuàn

classic work (esp. Confucian classics)

口传
kǒu chuán

orally transmitted

传经
chuán jīng

to pass on scripture

资料传输
zī liào chuán shū

data transmission

传输线
chuán shū xiàn

transmission line

传热
chuán rè

to transmit heat

传令兵
chuán lìng bīng

(military) messenger

传销
chuán xiāo

multi-level marketing

可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle

讹传
é chuán

unfounded rumor

同声传译
tóng shēng chuán yì

simultaneous interpretation

传话人
chuán huà rén

messenger

传略
zhuàn lüe4

biographical sketch

人传人
rén chuán rén

transmitted person-to-person

传感
chuán gǎn

sensing (electronics)

宣传攻势
xuān chuán gōng shì

marketing campaign

传言
chuán yán

rumor

超文本传送协议
chāo wén běn chuán sòng xié yì

hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)

单传
dān chuán

to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc)

传闻
chuán wén

rumor

传心术
chuán xīn shù

telepathy

传输媒界
chuán shū méi jiè

transport method

说岳全传
shuō yuè quán zhuàn

\The Story of Yue Fei\, biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[yuè fēi]

表观遗传学
biǎo guān yí chuán xué

epigenetics

传输技术
chuán shū jì shù

transmission technology

前传
qián chuán

forward pass (sport)

传递者
chuán dì zhě

messenger; transmitter (of information)

传讯
chuán xùn

to summon (a witness)

传讲
chuán jiǎng

to preach

传告
chuán gào

to pass on (a message); to relay (the information)

传入神经
chuán rù shén jīng

afferent nerve (transmitting in to the brain)

宣传部
xuān chuán bù

Propaganda Department

传动器
chuán dòng qì

drive (engine)

国际文传通讯社
guó jì wén chuán tōng xùn shè

Interfax News Agency

传动装置
chuán dòng zhuāng zhì

(automobile) transmission

以讹传讹
yǐ é chuán é

to spread falsehoods

易传
yì zhuàn

Yi Zhuan, commentary on the \Book of Changes\ or \I Ching\ 易經|易经[yì jīng]

传寄
chuán jì

to send (message to sb)

史传小说
shǐ zhuàn xiǎo shuō

historical novel

拘传
jū chuán

subpoena

传输控制协定
chuán shū kòng zhì xié dìng

transmission control protocol

传输通道
chuán shū tōng dào

transport channel

宣传
xuān chuán

to disseminate

自传
zì zhuàn

autobiography

中国传媒大学
zhōng guó chuán méi dà xué

Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China

传染病
chuán rǎn bìng

infectious disease

遗传信息
yí chuán xìn xī

genetic information

传票
chuán piào

summons

中国共产党中央委员会宣传部
zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎng zhōng yāng wěi yuán huì xuān chuán bù

Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China

质传
zhì chuán

see 傳質|传质[chuán zhì]

广告宣传车
guǎng gào xuān chuán chē

mobile billboard

别传
bié zhuàn

supplementary biography

传送
chuán sòng

to convey

家传
jiā zhuàn

family history (as a literary genre)

传媒
chuán méi

media

分子遗传学
fēn zǐ yí chuán xué

molecular genetics

传输服务
chuán shū fú wù

transport service

谣传
yáo chuán

rumor

失传
shī chuán

(of skills etc) to die out

传译
chuán yì

to translate

传统中国医药
chuán tǒng zhōng guó yī yào

Chinese traditional medicine

遗传物质
yí chuán wù zhì

genetic material

内传
nèi zhuàn

biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors

春秋左氏传
chūn qiū zuǒ shì zhuàn

Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[zuǒ qiū míng]