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zhèng zhuàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. main subject of long novel
  2. 2. true biography

Words Containing 正传

言归正传
yán guī zhèng zhuàn

to return to the topic (idiom)

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]

阿甘正传
ā gān zhèng zhuàn

Forrest Gump

Child Words of 正传

传
chuán

to pass on

传
zhuàn

biography

正
zhēng

first month of the lunar year

正
zhèng

straight

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