How to say “spread” in Chinese
spread, disseminate
“Spread” in Chinese is 传播, chuán bō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
传播 is read chuán bō: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “biography”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”: the first meaning is to scatter seeds. The right part 番 is the same as in 翻 fān.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “传播”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 传播. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条消息在网上传播得很快zhètiáoxiāoxizàiwǎngshangchuánbōdehěnkuàiThis news spread quickly online.
More words from the lesson “Announce and publish”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “spread” in Chinese?
“Spread” in Chinese is 传播, pinyin chuánbō.
What does 传播 mean?
传播 (chuánbō) means “spread, disseminate”.
How do you write 传播?
传播 is 2 characters: 传 (chuán) — pass on, transmit; 播 (bō) — sow; broadcast. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 传播?
传播 is read chuánbō. Tones: chuán — second tone, bō — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“spread” in the lesson “Announce and publish”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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