傳 (cyun4 zyun6 | chuan2 zhuan4) : pass; spread; biography; story

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傳

cyun4 zyun6

chuan2 zhuan4

[粵] cyun4 | [國] chuan2
[1] [v] pass; transmit; hand down
[2] [v] spread; circulate; propagate
[3] [v] convey; express; show

[粵] zyun6 | [國] zhuan4
[1] [n] biography; story; novel
[2] [n] commentaries on classics

Jyutping zyun6 has an optional tone change as zyun6*2.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

傳 / 传

Don't confuse with:
傅博

This word has been viewed 18884 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Oct 2011 06:55

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射鵰英雄傳 se6 diu1 jing1 hung4 zyun6 she4 diao1 ying1 xiong2 zhuan4 = Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations

傳奇 cyun4 kei4 chuan2 qi2 = legend

傳真 cyun4 zan1 chuan2 zhen1 = facsimile; fax

傳染 cyun4 jim5 chuan2 ran3 = to infect; to transmit a disease

傳染病 cyun4 jim5 beng6 chuan2 ran3 bing4 = infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence

傳染性 cyun4 jim5 sing3 chuan2 ran3 bing4 = infectious; contagious

遺傳 wai4 cyun4 yi2 chuan2 = hereditary

傳記 zyun6 gei3 zhuan4 ji4 = biography

傳說 cyun4 syut3 chuan2 shuo1 = legend; tradition; it is said

宣傳 syun1 cyun4 xuan1 chuan2 = to propagandize; to publicize; propaganda

傳聞 cyun4 man4 chuan2 wen2 = hearsay

傳遞 cyun4 dai6 chuan2 di4 = to transmit; to pass on

傳達 cyun4 daat6 chuan2 da2 = to convey

傳送 cyun4 sung3 chuan2 song4 = to convey; to deliver

傳統 cyun4 tung2 chuan2 tong3 = tradition

傳播 cyun4 bo3 chuan2 bo1 = to disseminate; to propagate; to distribute; to spread

傳授 cyun4 sau6 chuan2 shou4 = to impart; to convey; to teach; to pass on; to hand down; to instruct

傳單 cyun4 daan1 chuan2 dan1 = leaflet; flyer

傳媒 cyun4 mui4 chuan2 mei2 = the press, the (mass) media

傳票 cyun4 piu3 chuan2 piao4 = subpoena; summons

傳言 cyun4 jin4 chuan2 yan2 = hearsay; rumor

傳出 cyun4 ceot1 = come out; come through

傳呼 cyun4 fu1 chuan2 hu1 = to notify sb. of phone call

傳感器 cyun4 gam2 hei3 = sensor

傳眞 cyun4 zan1 = variant of 傳真

傳譯 cyun4 jik6 chuan2 yi4 = interpret; translate

傳召 cyun4 ziu6 = summon

傳真機 cyun4 zan1 gei1 chuan2 zhen1 ji1 = a facsimile/fax machine

網上瘋傳 mong5 soeng6 fung1 cyun4 wang3 shang4 feng1 chuan2 = go viral on the internet

文化傳統 man4 faa3 cyun4 tung2 wen2 hua4 chuan2 tong3 = cultural tradition

傳說的 cyun4 syut3 dik1 chuan2 shuo1 de5 = [adj] storied 國

傳統中國醫藥 cyun4 tung2 zung1 gwok3 ji1 joek6 chuan2 tong3 zhong1 guo2 yi1 yao4 = Chinese traditional medicine

傳統醫藥 cyun4 tung2 ji1 joek6 chuan2 tong3 yi1 yao4 = (Chinese) traditional medicine

傳送服務 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6 chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = delivery service

傳達室 cyun4 daat6 sat1 chuan2 da2 shi4 = reception office; doorman's room; building custodian's office 國

傳遞者 cyun4 dai6 ze2 chuan2 di4 zhe3 = messenger; transmitter (of information)

傳真號碼 cyun4 zan1 hou6 maa5 chuan2 zhen1 hao4 ma3 = fax number

電子郵件傳送服務 din6 zi2 jau4 gin6*2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = (E-)mail delivery service

廣傳 gwong2 cyun4 guang3 chuan2 = propagate

傳粉 cyun4 fan2 chuan2 fen3 = pollination

傳粉作用 cyun4 fan2 zok3 jung6 chuan2 fen3 zuo4 yong4 = pollination

性傳染病 sing3 cyun4 jim5 bing6 /beng6 xing4 chuan2 ran3 bing4 = sexually transmitted disease

傳染性的 cyun4 jim5 sing3 dik1 chuan2 ran3 xing4 de5 = epidemic 國

傳染的 cyun4 jim5 dik1 chuan2 ran3 de5 = [adj] infectious 國

傳播花粉 cyun4 bo3 faa1 fan2 chuan2 bo1 hua1 fen3 = to pollenate

傳播媒介 cyun4 bo3 mui4 gaai3 chuan2 bo1 mei2 jie4 = the (mass) media

傳真照片 cyun4 zan1 ziu3 pin3*2 chuan2 zhen1 zhao4 pian4 = [n] radiophoto

遺傳工程 wai4 cyun4 gung1 cing4 yi2 chuan2 gong1 cheng2 = genetic engineering

遺傳物質 wai4 cyun4 mat6 zat1 yi2 chuan2 wu4 zhi4 = genetic material

流傳 lau4 cyun4 liu2 chuan2 = to spread, to perpetuate

傳召證人 cyun4 ziu6 zing3 jan4 = summon witnesses

傳媒工作者 cyun4 mui4 gung1 zok3 ze2 = media workers

傳統左派人士 cyun4 tung2 zo2 paai3 jan4 si6 = traditional leftists

傳統月餅 cyun4 tung2 jyut6 beng2 = traditional mooncakes

傳統街市 cyun4 tung2 gaai1 si5 = traditional wet markets (street markets)

傳統食物 cyun4 tung2 sik6 mat6 = traditional foods

大規模的宣傳活動 daai6 kwai1 mou4 dik1 syun1 cyun4 wut6 dung6 da4 gui1 mo2 de5 xuan1 chuan2 huo2 dong4 = promotion blitz 國

蔓延全國的傳染病 maan6 jin4 cyun4 gwok3 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6 = pandemic 國

傳教士 cyun4 gaau3 si6 chuan2 jiao4 shi4 = a missionary, a preacher

傳教士體位 cyun4 gaau3 si6 tai2 wai6 = missionary position (male on top position during sex)

遺傳學家 wai4 cyun4 hok6 gaa1 yi2 chuan2 xue2 jia1 = geneticist

傳道 cyun4 dou6 chuan2 dao4 = to preach (religion, doctrine); to proselytize

自傳 zi6 zyun6*2 zi4 zhuan4 = autobiography, memoirs

世代流傳 sai3 doi6 lau4 cyun4 shi4 dai4 liu2 chuan2 = passed on for generations

遺傳學 wai4 cyun4 hok6 yi2 chuan2 xue2 = genetics

傳教 cyun4 gaau3 chuan2 jiao4 = to preach religion; to do missionary work; proselytize

傳銷 cyun4 siu1 chuan2 xiao1 = multi-level marketing ("pyramid selling")

傳信鴿 cyun4 seon3 gap3*2 = a homing pigeon, a carrier pigeon

傳信 cyun4 seon3 = to pass a message to

電傳打字機 din6 cyun4 daa2 zi6 gei1 = a teletype

傳心術 cyun4 sam1 seot6 = mind reading, telepathy

宣傳攻勢 syun1 cyun4 gung1 sai3 xuan1 chuan2 gong1 shi4 = publicity campaign

馬傳染性貧血 maa5 cyun4 jim5 sing3 pan4 hyut3 = equine infectious anaemia

傳神 cyun4 san4 chuan2 shen2 = expressive; realistic

眉目傳情 mei4 muk6 cyun4 cing4 = to talk with one's eye (verb)

遺傳基因 wai4 cyun4 gei1 jan1 yi2 chuan2 ji1 yin1 = hereditary genes; DNA

傳開去 cyun4 hoi1 heoi3 = to spread out

不見經傳 bat1 gin3 ging1 zyun6 bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4 = not to be found in the classics 國

世傳 sai3 cyun4 shi4 chuan2 = be handed down through generations

列傳 lit6 zyun6 lie4 zhuan4 = historical biographies

小傳 siu2 zyun6 xiao3 zhuan4 = brief biography; biographical sketch; profile

傳入 cyun4 jap6 chuan2 ru4 = to import, to transmit inwards

春秋左氏傳 ceon1 cau1 zo2 si6 zyun6 chun1 qiu1 zuo3 shi4 zhuan4 = Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals

紀傳體 gei2 zyun6 tai2 ji4 chuan4 ti3 = history presented in a series of biographies

大事宣傳 daai6 si6 syun1 cyun4 da4 shi4 xuan1 chuan2 = boom, boost, campaign for vigorously by large-scale propaganda

一脈相傳 jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4 yi1 mai4 xiang1 chuan2 = can be traced to the same origin

言歸正傳 jin4 gwai1 zing3 zyun6 yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4 = to come back to our story; to return to the subject

宣傳單張 syun1 cyun4 daan1 zoeng1 xuan1 chuan2 dan1 zhang1 = promotional leaflet

傳授花粉 cyun4 sau6 faa1 fan2 chuan2 shou4 hua1 fen3 = to pollenate

祖傳 zou2 cyun4 zu3 chuan2 = passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation

視覺傳達設計 si6 gok3 cyun4 daat6 cit3 gai3 = visual communications design

傳召出庭令 cyun4 ziu6 ceot1 ting4 ling6 = subpoena 粵

江湖傳聞 gong1 wu4 cyun4 man4 jiang1 hu2 chuan2 wen2 = street level rumours 粵

傳道人 cyun4 dou6 jan4 chuan2 dao4 ren2 = preacher

失傳 sat1 cyun4 shi1 chuan2 = not transmitted; no longer extant; lost in transmission

薪火相傳 san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4 = pass the torch; handing over responsibilities; passing on knowledge from teacher to student

醜事傳千里 cau2 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5 chou3 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3 = scandalous news spreads a thousand miles; the news of shameful affairs spreads fast

傳世字聯 cyun4 sai3 zi6 lyun4 = a record of generation names

盛傳 sing6 cyun4 sheng4 chuan2 = to widely circulate; of a rumour to spread widely

傳宗接代 cyun4 zung1 zip3 doi6 chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4 = produce male offspring to continue the family line

高傳真音響 gou1 cyun4 zan1 jam1 hoeng2 gao1 chuan2 zhen1 yin1 xiang3 = Hi-Fi, Hifi, high-fidelity

電子傳媒 din6 zi2 cyun4 mui4 = electronic media

外傳 ngoi6 cyun4 wai4 chuan2 = 1. leak; be passed on to outsiders 2. be rumoured by outsiders

上傳 soeng5 cyun4 shang4 chuan2 = to upload

前傳 cin4 zyun6*2 qian2 zhuan4 = prequel

嫡傳 dik1 cyun4 di2 chuan2 = handed down directly

傳統觀念 cyun4 tung2 gun1 nim6 chuan2 tong3 guan1 nian4 = traditional concepts / customs / values / views

誤傳 ng6 cyun4 wu4 chuan2 = to disseminate misinformation

民間傳說 man4 gaan1 cyun4 syut3 min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1 = folklore; popular legend

傳說中的 chuan2 shuo1 zhong1 de5 = legendary

水滸傳 seoi2 wu2 zyun6 shui3 hu3 zhuan4 = Water Margin (classic Chinese novel)

生物傳感器 sang1 mat6 cyun4 gam2 hei3 sheng1 wu4 chuan2 gan3 qi4 = biosensor

傳遞性 cyun4 dai6 sing3 chuan2 di4 xing4 = [math.] transitive property

能量傳遞 nang4 loeng6 cyun4 dai6 neng2 liang4 chuan2 di4 = [phys.] energy transfer

傳出神經 cyun4 ceot1 san4 ging1 chuan2 chu1 shen2 jing1 = [n] efferent fiber

傳呼電話 cyun4 fu1 din6 waa6*2 chuan2 hu1 dian4 hua4 = [n] neighborhood telephone service

傳真電報 cyun4 zan1 din6 bou3 chuan2 zhen1 dian4 bao4 = [n] phototelegraph

塵埃傳染 can4 oi1 cyun4 jim5 chen2 ai1 chuan2 ran3 = [n] dust infection

訊息傳遞中介 seon3 sik1 cyun4 dai6 zung1 gaai3 xun4 xi1 chuan2 di4 zhong1 jie4 = message transfer agent; MTA

資料傳送服務 zi1 liu6*2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6 zi1 liao4 chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = data delivery service

傳染病防治中心 cyun4 jim5 beng6 fong4 zi6 zung1 sam1 = a centre/center for infectious-disease control

多媒體傳送服務 do1 mui4 tai2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6 = MMS (multimedia messaging service)

永久的傳染病醫院 wing5 gau2 dik1 cyun4 jim5 beng6 ji1 jyun6*2 = a permanent infectious diseases hospital 國

遠距傳物 jyun5 keoi5 cyun4 mat6 = teleport (lit., "transport something through a far distance")

傳道書 cyun4 dou6 syu1 chuan2 dao4 shu1 = Ecclesiastes

心靈傳動 sam1 ling4 cyun4 dung6 = telekinesis (supernatural ability to move sth by thought power)

左傳 zo2 zyun6 zuo3 zhuan4 = Zuozhuan, Tsochuan (early history, named after historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明)

公羊傳 gung1 joeng4 zyun6 gong1 yang2 zhuan4 = Commentary of Gongyang in the Spring and Autumn Annals

以訛傳訛 ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4 yi3 e2 chuan2 e2 = spread error upon error

名不虛傳 ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4 ming2 bu4 xu1 chuan2 = enjoys a well-deserved reputation

瘋傳 fung1 cyun4 feng1 chuan2 = go viral

仁愛傳教會 jan4 oi3 cyun4 gaau3 wui5 ren2 ai4 chuan2 jiao4 hui4 = Missionaries of Charity

傳承 cyun4 sing4 chuan2 cheng2 = inherit and pass on

美國傳統基金會 mei5 gwok3 cyun4 tung2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2 mei3 guo2 chuan2 tong3 ji1 jin1 hui4 = Heritage Foundation

巨人傳 geoi6 jan4 zyun6 = Gargantua and Pantagruel (lit., "the giants' biography")

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他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。國
His reputation has already begun to spread.

佢將我傳畀佢嘅波頭槌入龍門粵
I passed the ball to him and he scored with a header
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣粵 ?!
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
[Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞粵
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.

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