言传

yán chuán

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1. to convey in words

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Words Containing 言传

• 只可意会，不可言传 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
• 可以意会，不可言传 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
• 言传身教 言传身教 yán chuán shēn jiào: to teach by words and example (idiom)

Child Words of 言传

• 传 传 chuán: to pass on
• 传 传 zhuàn: biography
• 言 言 yán: words