How to say “pass on” in Chinese
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“Pass on” in Chinese is 传递, chuán dì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
传递 is read chuán dì: 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, 辶 “walk”; inside, 弟 dì hints at the sound.
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 “传递”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pass on” in Chinese?
“Pass on” in Chinese is 传递, pinyin chuándì.
What does 传递 mean?
传递 (chuándì) means “pass on”.
How do you write 传递?
传递 is 2 characters: 传 (chuán) — pass on, transmit; 递 (dì) — pass, hand over. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 传递?
传递 is read chuándì. Tones: chuán — second tone, dì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pass on” in the lesson “Getting to work”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” 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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