How to say “be handed down” in Chinese
be handed down (through generations)
“Be handed down” in Chinese is 流传, liú chuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
流传 is read liú chuán: 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, 氵 — “water”.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “biography”.
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 “流传”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 流传. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个故事一直流传到今天zhègegùshiyìzhíliúchuándàojīntiānThis story has been handed down to this day.
- 这门传统技艺已经流传了几百年。zhèménchuántǒngjìyìyǐjīngliúchuánlejǐbǎiniánThis traditional craft has been handed down for several hundred years.
- 这个故事在民间流传很广zhègegùshizàimínjiānliúchuánhěnguǎngThis story is widely told among the people.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be handed down” in Chinese?
“Be handed down” in Chinese is 流传, pinyin liúchuán.
What does 流传 mean?
流传 (liúchuán) means “be handed down (through generations)”.
How do you write 流传?
流传 is 2 characters: 流 (liú) — flow; stream; 传 (chuán) — pass on, transmit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 流传?
流传 is read liúchuán. Tones: liú — second tone, chuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be handed down” in the lesson “Traditions and customs”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” 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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