Meaning of 失传
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shīchuán
- (of skills etc) to die out
- lost
- extinct
失传 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
几近失传的中华礼仪用语。
Nearly lost Chinese etiquette terms.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
传 chuán · to pass on · 6 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Related words
Words that share a character with 失传.
| 失去 | shīqù | to lose |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 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 |
| 失败 | shībài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 失望 | shīwàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 传统 | chuántǒng | tradition; traditional |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait) |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
Questions about 失传
What does 失传 mean?
失传 (shīchuán) means "(of skills etc) to die out; lost" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 失传?
失传 is made of 2 characters: 失 (5 strokes), 传 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 失传 an HSK word?
Yes. 失传 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 失传 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 失传 is written 失傳.