Meaning of 传统
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tradition; traditional
How to use 传统
传统 works as a noun for "tradition" and also directly as an adjective before a noun, often with 的. Example: 春节是中国的传统节日。(Chūnjié shì Zhōngguó de chuántǒng jiérì.) The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday.
传 (chuán) means to pass on, and 统 (tǒng) means a continuous line or system, like in 系统 (xìtǒng). A tradition is something passed down in one unbroken line.
Common mistake: Learners often say 传统 with a neutral or falling second syllable, but it is chuántǒng with a rising tone then a dipping tone. Also, 传 is not 转 (zhuǎn, to turn). They look alike on the right side, but 传 has the person radical 亻.
传统 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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统 tǒng · to govern · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 传统.
| 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 |
| 总统 | zǒngtǒng | president (of a country) |
| 系统 | xìtǒng | system |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait) |
| 统一 | tǒngyī | to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
| 传达 | chuándá | to pass on; to convey |
| 传递 | chuándì | to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive |
Questions about 传统
What does 传统 mean?
传统 (chuántǒng) means "tradition; traditional" and is used as a noun and adjective.
How do you write 传统?
传统 is made of 2 characters: 传 (6 strokes), 统 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 传统 an HSK word?
Yes. 传统 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 传统 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 传统 is written 傳統.
How do you say "traditional Chinese characters" in Chinese?
They are called 繁体字 (fántǐzì), not 传统字. On the mainland people sometimes say 传统汉字, but 繁体字 is the common everyday term.
Can 传统 describe a person, like "he is very traditional"?
Yes. You can say 他很传统。(Tā hěn chuántǒng.) to mean he is conservative or old-fashioned in his views. 保守 (bǎoshǒu) is a stronger word for "conservative."