Stroke order for 传

chuán/
zhuàn
HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Most Common

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
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Sentences:
  1. (qǐng)()(zhè)()(wén)(jiàn)(chuán)(yuè)(gěi)(suǒ)(yǒu)(tóng)(shì)
    Please pass this document around for all colleagues to read.
  2. (zhè)()(chuán)(tǒng)()(jìng)(liú)(chuán)(le)()(bǎi)(nián)
    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:
Sentences:
  1. (lǎo)(shī)(zhèng)(zài)(chuán)(shòu)(biān)(chéng)(zhī)(shì)
    The teacher is teaching programming knowledge.
  2. (zhè)()(shǒu)()(shì)()(chuán)(de)
    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
Synonyms:
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)()(xiào)()(zài)(wǎng)(shàng)(chuán)()(de)(hěn)(kuài)
    This news spread very quickly online.
  2. ()(mén)(yào)(xuān)(chuán)(huán)(bǎo)(de)(zhòng)(yào)(xìng)
    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:
  1. (jīn)(shǔ)(néng)(hěn)(hǎo)(de)(chuán)()
    Metal can conduct heat very well.
  2. (diàn)线(xiàn)(shì)(yòng)(lái)(chuán)(diàn)(de)
    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:
  1. (zhè)()(huà)()(shān)(shuǐ)(zhī)(měi)(chuán)(shén)(de)(biǎo)(xiàn)(chū)(lái)
    This painting vividly conveys the beauty of the mountains and water.
  2. ()(mén)(yòng)(yǎn)(shén)(chuán)(qíng)
    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:
Sentences:
  1. (ràng)()()(chuán)(zhèng)(rén)(zuò)(zhèng)
    Let him summon the witnesses to testify.
v
Used specifically for diseases.
to infect (with a disease).
传染。
Words:
传染
Synonyms:
Sentences:
  1. (gǎn)(mào)(hěn)(róng)()(chuán)(rǎn)
    The flu is very contagious.
  2. (qǐng)(zhù)()(zhè)()(bìng)(huì)(chuán)(rǎn)(gěi)(hái)()
    Please be careful, this disease can infect children.

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