Basic Meaning
v
Used for tangible items, messages, or intangible things like traditions.
to pass (from one party to another); to pass on (from one generation to the next).
由一方交给另一方;由上代交给下代。
Words:
传递传阅传球流传传授
Synonyms:
递
Sentences:
- 请把这个文件传阅给所有同事。Please pass this document around for all colleagues to read.
- 这个传统已经流传了几百年。This tradition has been passed down for hundreds of years.
v
Often used with skills, crafts, or knowledge passed from master to student.
to teach (skills, knowledge) to others.
把本领、知识等技能授予他人。
Words:
师传祖传秘方传习言传身教传授
Synonyms:
授
Sentences:
- 老师正在传授编程知识。The teacher is teaching programming knowledge.
- 这个手艺是祖传的。This craft has been passed down from ancestors.
v
For ideas, news, or fame.
to spread; to circulate.
散步;推广。
Words:
传播传颂谣传宣传传染
Sentences:
- 这个消息在网上传播得很快。This news spread very quickly online.
- 我们要宣传环保的重要性。We need to promote the importance of environmental protection.
v
Used in physics or engineering contexts.
to conduct (heat or electricity).
热或电通过导体。
Words:
传热传电电传传感器传导
Synonyms:
Sentences:
- 金属能很好地传热。Metal can conduct heat very well.
- 电线是用来传电的。Electric wires are used to conduct electricity.
v
Often refers to non-verbal communication, like through eyes or art.
to convey (emotions or feelings); to express.
表达;流露。
Words:
眉目传情传神传情
Sentences:
- 这幅画把山水之美传神地表现出来。This painting vividly conveys the beauty of the mountains and water.
- 他们用眼神传情。They convey feelings with their eyes.
v
Common in legal or formal contexts, like summoning someone.
to summon (by issuing a command).
发出命令叫人来。
Words:
传讯传唤传人传呼传审
Synonyms:
唤
Sentences:
- 让他去传证人作证。Let him summon the witnesses to testify.
v
Used specifically for diseases.
to infect (with a disease).
传染。
Words:
传染
Synonyms:
染
Sentences:
- 流感很容易传染。The flu is very contagious.
- 请注意,这个病会传染给孩子。Please be careful, this disease can infect children.
Writing & Component
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