Meaning of 相传
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiāngchuán
- to pass on
- to hand down
- tradition has it that ...
- according to legend
相传 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这些古老习俗都是一代一代相传下来的。
These old customs have been handed down from generation to generation.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes
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传 chuán · to pass on · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 相传.
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph |
| 相当 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | each other; mutually |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... |
| 相关 | xiāngguān | related; relevant |
| 相互 | xiānghù | each other; mutual |
| 相似 | xiāngsì | similar; alike |
| 宣传 | xuānchuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to |
| 相比 | xiāngbǐ | to compare |
Questions about 相传
What does 相传 mean?
相传 (xiāngchuán) means "to pass on; to hand down" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 相传?
相传 is made of 2 characters: 相 (9 strokes), 传 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 相传 an HSK word?
Yes. 相传 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 相传 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 相传 is written 相傳.