Meaning of 传真
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to fax
- a fax
- (literary) to portray vividly in painting
How to use 传真
传真 works as a noun for a fax or fax machine and as a verb meaning to fax something. It often appears with 发 (fā) or 机 (jī), as in 传真机 (chuánzhēnjī) fax machine. Example: 请把合同传真给我。(Qǐng bǎ hétong chuánzhēn gěi wǒ.) Please fax the contract to me.
传 (chuán) means to pass along or transmit, and 真 (zhēn) means true or real. A fax 传真 transmits a true copy of a page to someone far away.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 传 as zhuàn, which is its reading in words like 传记 (zhuànjì) biography, but in 传真 it is always chuán. Both syllables are second tone, so do not drop the rising tone on 真 (zhēn), which is actually first tone: say chuán zhēn.
传真 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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传 chuán · to pass on · 6 strokes
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真 zhēn · really · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 传真.
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 真实 | zhēnshí | true; real |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... |
| 宣传 | xuānchuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 传来 | chuánlái | (of a sound) to come through; to be heard |
| 传统 | chuántǒng | tradition; traditional |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait) |
| 天真 | tiānzhēn | naive; innocent |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
Questions about 传真
What does 传真 mean?
传真 (chuánzhēn) means "to fax; a fax" and is used as a noun and verb.
How do you write 传真?
传真 is made of 2 characters: 传 (6 strokes), 真 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 传真 an HSK word?
Yes. 传真 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 传真 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 传真 is written 傳真.
How do I say fax number in Chinese?
A fax number is 传真号码 (chuánzhēn hàomǎ), often shortened to just 传真 on business cards, next to 电话 (diànhuà) for the phone number.
Is 传真 still used now that people use email?
Yes, you still see it on business cards, in offices, and in some government or legal settings. In everyday life, people mostly send files by email or apps like WeChat instead.