to pass an argument (computing); abbr. for 傳遞參數|传递参数
传唱傳唱chuan2 chang4
to pass on a song
传抄傳抄chuan2 chao1
to copy (a text) from person to person; (of a text) to be transmitted by copying
传承傳承chuan2 cheng2
to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
传出傳出chuan2 chu1
to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)
传出神经傳出神經chuan2 chu1 shen2 jing1
efferent nerve (transmitting out from the brain); efferent neuron; motor nerve
传达傳達chuan2 da2
to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
传达室傳達室chuan2 da2 shi4
reception office; janitor's office
传达员傳達員chuan2 da2 yuan2
usher; receptionist
传代傳代chuan2 dai4
to pass to the next generation
传单傳單chuan2 dan1
leaflet; flier; pamphlet
传单广傳單廣chuan2 dan1 guang3
advertising leaflet; circular
传导傳導chuan2 dao3
to conduct (heat, electricity etc)
传道傳道chuan2 dao4
to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
传道部傳道部chuan2 dao4 bu4
mission
传道受业傳道受業chuan2 dao4 shou4 ye4
to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
传道书傳道書chuan2 dao4 shu1
Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)
传道者傳道者chuan2 dao4 zhe3
missionary; preacher
传灯傳燈chuan2 deng1
to pass on the light of Buddha
传递傳遞chuan2 di4
to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive
传递者傳遞者chuan2 di4 zhe3
messenger; transmitter (of information)
传动傳動chuan2 dong4
drive (transmission in an engine)
传动比傳動比chuan2 dong4 bi3
transmission ratio; gear ratio
传动带傳動帶chuan2 dong4 dai4
transmission belt
传动机构傳動機構chuan2 dong4 ji1 gou4
transmission mechanism
传动器傳動器chuan2 dong4 qi4
drive (engine)
传动系统傳動系統chuan2 dong4 xi4 tong3
transmission system; power drive
传动轴傳動軸chuan2 dong4 zhou2
drive shaft
传动装置傳動裝置chuan2 dong4 zhuang1 zhi4
transmission (i.e. gears)
传发傳發chuan2 fa1
to order sb to start on a journey
传法傳法chuan2 fa3
to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)
传粉傳粉chuan2 fen3
pollination; to pollinate
传感傳感chuan2 gan3
to pass on feelings; telepathy; sensing (engineering)
传感器傳感器chuan2 gan3 qi4
sensor; transducer
传告傳告chuan2 gao4
to convey (a message); to inform
传给傳給chuan2 gei5
to pass on (to sb); to send; to pass (e.g. in football); to give directly (by hand); to deliver; to hand over; to transfer; to relay; to transmit; to hand on (to the next generation)
传观傳觀chuan2 guan1
to pass sth around (for others to look at)
传呼傳呼chuan2 hu1
to notify sb of a call; to call sb to the phone
传呼电话傳呼電話chuan2 hu1 dian4 hua4
to notify sb of a call; to call sb to the phone
传呼机傳呼機chuan2 hu1 ji1
pager; beeper
传话傳話chuan2 hua4
to pass on a story; to communicate a message
传话人傳話人chuan2 hua4 ren2
messenger; communicator; relay
传唤傳喚chuan2 huan4
a summons (to the police); subpoena
传回傳回chuan2 hui2
to send back
传寄傳寄chuan2 ji4
to send (message to sb); to communicate; to forward (message)
传家傳家chuan2 jia1
to pass on through the generations
传家宝傳家寶chuan2 jia1 bao3
family heirloom
传见傳見chuan2 jian4
to summon for an interview
传讲傳講chuan2 jiang3
to preach
传教傳教chuan2 jiao4
to preach; missionary; to evangelize
传教士傳教士chuan2 jiao4 shi4
missionary
传教团傳教團chuan2 jiao4 tuan2
a mission (group of missionaries)
传戒傳戒chuan2 jie4
to initiate novice (Buddhist monk)
传经傳經chuan2 jing1
to pass on scripture; to teach Confucian doctrine; to pass on one's experience
传开傳開chuan2 kai1
(of news) to spread; to get around
传来傳來chuan2 lai2
(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
传令傳令chuan2 ling4
to transmit an order
传令兵傳令兵chuan2 ling4 bing1
orderly
传流傳流chuan2 liu2
to spread; to hand down; to circulate
传媒傳媒chuan2 mei2
media
传名傳名chuan2 ming2
spreading fame
传票傳票chuan2 piao4
summons; subpoena; voucher
传奇傳奇chuan2 qi2
legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
传奇人物傳奇人物chuan2 qi2 ren2 wu4
legendary person; legend (i.e. person)
传情傳情chuan2 qing2
to pass on amorous feelings; to send one's love to sb
afferent nerve (transmitting in to the brain); afferent neuron
传三过四傳三過四chuan2 san1 guo4 si4
to spread rumors; to gossip
传神傳神chuan2 shen2
vivid; lifelike
传声傳聲chuan2 sheng1
microphone; to use a microphone
传声器傳聲器chuan2 sheng1 qi4
microphone
传声筒傳聲筒chuan2 sheng1 tong3
loudhailer; megaphone; one who parrots sb; mouthpiece
传世傳世chuan2 shi4
handed down from ancient times; family heirloom
传授傳授chuan2 shou4
to impart; to pass on; to teach
传输傳輸chuan2 shu1
to transmit; transmission
传输层傳輸層chuan2 shu1 ceng2
transport layer
传输服务傳輸服務chuan2 shu1 fu2 wu4
transport service
传书鸽傳書鴿chuan2 shu1 ge1
carrier pigeon (used for mail)
传输技术傳輸技術chuan2 shu1 ji4 shu4
transmission technology
传输距离傳輸距離chuan2 shu1 ju4 li2
transmission distance
传输控制傳輸控制chuan2 shu1 kong4 zhi4
transmission control
传输控制协定傳輸控制協定chuan2 shu1 kong4 zhi4 xie2 ding4
transmission control protocol; TCP
传输率傳輸率chuan2 shu1 lv4
transmission rate
传输媒界傳輸媒界chuan2 shu1 mei2 jie4
transport method
传输媒体傳輸媒體chuan2 shu1 mei2 ti3
transmission medium
传输媒质傳輸媒質chuan2 shu1 mei2 zhi4
transmission medium
传输模式傳輸模式chuan2 shu1 mo2 shi4
transfer mode; transmission method
传输设备傳輸設備chuan2 shu1 she4 bei4
transmission facility; transmission equipment
传输速率傳輸速率chuan2 shu1 su4 lv4
transmission rate; transmission speed
传输通道傳輸通道chuan2 shu1 tong1 dao4
transport channel
传输线傳輸線chuan2 shu1 xian4
transmission line
传输协定傳輸協定chuan2 shu1 xie2 ding4
transfer protocol; transportation protocol
传述傳述chuan2 shu4
to relay; to retell
传说傳說chuan2 shuo1
legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
传颂傳頌chuan2 song4
to eulogize; to pass on praise
传送傳送chuan2 song4
to convey; to deliver
传诵傳誦chuan2 song4
widely known; on everyone's lips
传送带傳送帶chuan2 song4 dai4
conveyor belt; transmission belt
传送服务傳送服務chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4
delivery service
传统傳統chuan2 tong3
tradition; traditional; convention; conventional
传统词类傳統詞類chuan2 tong3 ci2 lei4
traditional parts of speech (grammar)
传统医药傳統醫藥chuan2 tong3 yi1 yao4
Chinese traditional medicine
传统中国医药傳統中國醫藥chuan2 tong3 zhong1 guo2 yi1 yao4
Chinese traditional medicine
传闻傳聞chuan2 wen2
rumor
传闻证据傳聞證據chuan2 wen2 zheng4 ju4
hearsay (law)
传檄傳檄chuan2 xi2
to circulate (a protest or call to arms); to promulgate
传习傳習chuan2 xi2
teaching and learning; to study and impart
传销傳銷chuan2 xiao1
multi-level marketing
传写傳寫chuan2 xie3
to copy; to pass on a copy
传心术傳心術chuan2 xin1 shu4
telepathy
传讯傳訊chuan2 xun4
to summon (a witness); to subpoena
传言傳言chuan2 yan2
rumor; hearsay
传扬傳揚chuan2 yang2
to spread (by word of mouth)
传译傳譯chuan2 yi4
to translate; to interpret
传艺傳藝chuan2 yi4
to impart skills; to pass on one's art
传语傳語chuan2 yu3
to pass on (information)
传阅傳閱chuan2 yue4
to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal
传载傳載chuan2 zai3
to reprint; to repost; to transmit (in writing etc)
传真傳真chuan2 zhen1
fax; facsimile
传真电报傳真電報chuan2 zhen1 dian4 bao4
phototelegram
传真发送傳真發送chuan2 zhen1 fa1 song4
fax transmission
传真号码傳真號碼chuan2 zhen1 hao4 ma3
fax number
传真机傳真機chuan2 zhen1 ji1
fax machine
传旨傳旨chuan2 zhi3
issue a decree
传质傳質chuan2 zhi4
mass transfer
传种傳種chuan2 zhong3
to reproduce; to propagate
传宗接代傳宗接代chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4
to carry on one's ancestral line
春秋三传春秋三傳chun1 qiu1 san1 zhuan4
Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
春秋左氏传春秋左氏傳chun1 qiu1 zuo3 shi4 zhuan4
Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
大众传播大眾傳播da4 zhong4 chuan2 bo1
mass communication
代代相传代代相傳dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
档案传输协定檔案傳輸協定dang4 an4 chuan2 shu1 xie2 ding4
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
嫡传嫡傳di2 chuan2
handed down in a direct line from the founder
电传電傳dian4 chuan2
to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc); a message transmitted using electronic means; telex; teleprinter
都会传奇都會傳奇du1 hui4 chuan2 qi2
urban legend (translation of recent Western term); story or theory circulated as true; same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇
都市传奇都市傳奇du1 shi4 chuan2 qi2
urban legend (translation of recent Western term); story or theory circulated as true; same as 都會傳奇|都会传奇
短传短傳duan3 chuan2
short pass (in ball game)
讹传訛傳e2 chuan2
unfounded rumor
恶事传千里惡事傳千里e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
儿女英雄传兒女英雄傳er2 nv3 ying1 xiong2 zhuan4
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康
The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆, long novel of lower life in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular; translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
击鼓传花擊鼓傳花ji1 gu3 chuan2 hua1
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
记传記傳ji4 zhuan4
history and biography
纪传体紀傳體ji4 zhuan4 ti3
history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
家丑不可外传家醜不可外傳jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
家传家傳jia1 chuan2
handed down in a family; family traditions
捷报频传捷報頻傳jie2 bao4 pin2 chuan2
victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
口碑流传口碑流傳kou3 bei1 liu2 chuan2
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口传口傳kou3 chuan2
orally transmitted
李娃传李娃傳li3 wa2 zhuan4
Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
力传递力傳遞li4 chuan2 di4
mechanical transmission
力学传递力學傳遞li4 xue2 chuan2 di4
mechanical transmission
立传立傳li4 zhuan4
to record sb's achievements in writing; to write a biography enhancing the subject's image
列传列傳lie4 zhuan4
historical biography
留传留傳liu2 chuan2
to bequeath (to later generations); a legacy
流传流傳liu2 chuan2
to spread; to circulate; to hand down
柳毅传柳毅傳liu3 yi4 zhuan4
story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
龙的传人龍的傳人long2 de5 chuan2 ren2
Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
眉目传情眉目傳情mei2 mu4 chuan2 qing2
to make sheep eyes at; to cast amorous glances at
眉眼传情眉眼傳情mei2 yan3 chuan2 qing2
to give the eye to; to make eyes at
秘传祕傳mi4 chuan2
secretly transmitted; esoteric lore
民间传说民間傳說min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1
popular tradition; folk legend
名不见经传名不見經傳ming2 bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody
名不虚传名不虛傳ming2 bu4 xu1 chuan2
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation
谬种流传謬種流傳miu4 zhong3 liu2 chuan2
to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
魔宫传奇魔宮傳奇mo2 gong1 chuan2 qi2
The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco
纳尼亚传奇納尼亞傳奇na4 ni2 ya4 chuan2 qi2
The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis
皮带传动皮帶傳動pi2 dai4 chuan2 dong4
a leather drive belt
前传前傳qian2 chuan2
forward pass (sport)
前传前傳qian2 zhuan4
prequel
清史列传清史列傳qing1 shi3 lie4 zhuan4
Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
失传失傳shi1 chuan2
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
使徒行传使徒行傳shi3 tu2 xing2 zhuan4
Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)
史传史傳shi3 zhuan4
historical biography
史传小说史傳小說shi3 zhuan4 xiao3 shuo1
historical novel
世代相传世代相傳shi4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
树碑立传樹碑立傳shu4 bei1 li4 zhuan4
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify; to sing the praises of
数据传输數據傳輸shu4 ju4 chuan2 shu1
data transmission
水浒后传水滸後傳shui3 hu3 hou4 zhuan4
Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱
水浒全传水滸全傳shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; also written 水滸傳|水浒传
水浒传水滸傳shui3 hu3 zhuan4
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
说岳全传說岳全傳shuo1 yue4 quan2 zhuan4
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞
孙传芳孫傳芳sun1 chuan2 fang1
Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935
同传耳麦同傳耳麥tong2 chuan2 er3 mai4
simultaneous interpretation headset
同声传译同聲傳譯tong2 sheng1 chuan2 yi4
simultaneous interpretation
外传外傳wai4 chuan2
to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored
外传外傳wai4 zhuan4
unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
文化传统文化傳統wen2 hua4 chuan2 tong3
cultural tradition
相传相傳xiang1 chuan2
to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
小传小傳xiao3 zhuan4
sketch biography; profile
薪传薪傳xin1 chuan2
(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传
薪火相传薪火相傳xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom); fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another