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失传

shī chuán
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. (of skills etc) to die out
  2. 2. lost
  3. 3. extinct

Word relationships

Antonyms

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流传
liú chuán

to spread

指事迹、作品等传下来或传播开

Related words

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消失
xiāo shī

to disappear; to fade away

指事物逐渐减少以至没有

Usage notes

Collocations

“失传”的主语通常是技艺、秘方、作品等，不能是人或具体事物。如“这门手艺失传了”，不说“他失传了”。

Common mistakes

别混淆“失传”和“失踪”：“失传”指非物质的东西不再流传；“失踪”指人或物不见了踪影。

Example Sentences

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这门古老的技艺已经 失传 了。
This ancient skill has been lost.

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Child Words of 失传

传
chuán

to pass on

传
zhuàn

biography

失
shī

to lose