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Trad. 傳
- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
Trad. 立傳
- to record sb's achievements in writing
- to write a biography enhancing the subject's image
Trad. 傳道
- to lecture on doctrine
- to expound the wisdom of ancient sages
- to preach
- a sermon
Trad. 祕傳
- to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc
Trad. 祖傳
- passed on from ancestors
- handed down from generation to generation
Trad. 單傳
- to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc)
- to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc)
Trad. 左傳
- Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
Trad. 電傳
- to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc)
- a message transmitted using electronic means
- telex
- teleprinter
Trad. 盛傳
- widely spread
- widely rumored
- stories abound
- (sb's exploits are) widely circulated
Trad. 口傳
- to convey orally; to pass on by word of mouth (instructions, information, stories etc)
Trad. 易傳
- Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
Trad. 相傳
- to pass on
- to hand down
- tradition has it that ...
- according to legend
Trad. 同傳
- simultaneous interpretation (abbr. for 同聲傳譯|同声传译[tong2 sheng1 chuan2 yi4])
Trad. 傳參
- to pass an argument (computing) (abbr. for 傳遞參數|传递参数[chuan2 di4 can1 shu4])
Trad. 薪傳
- (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[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]
Trad. 傳奇
- legendary
- fantasy saga
- romance
- short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
Trad. 傳承
- to pass on (to future generations)
- passed on (from former times)
- a continued tradition
- an inheritance
Trad. 傳抄
- to copy (a text) from person to person
- (of a text) to be transmitted by copying
Trad. 外傳
- to tell others (a secret)
- to divulge to an outsider
- to be rumored
Trad. 外傳
- unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
Trad. 傳產
- traditional industry (abbr. for 傳統產業|传统产业[chuan2 tong3 chan3 ye4])
Trad. 傳給
- to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to
- (in football etc) to pass to
Trad. 傳經
- to pass on scripture
- to teach Confucian doctrine
- to pass on one's experience
Trad. 內傳
- biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors
- (old) book of exegesis of a classic
Trad. 傳訊
- (law) to summon (a witness); to subpoena; to arraign (an offender)
- (Tw) to send a message; to message sb (abbr. for 傳送訊息|传送讯息[chuan2 song4 xun4 xi1])
Trad. 傳說
- legend; folk tale
- to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
Trad. 傳質
- (chemistry) mass transfer (as observed in processes like evaporation, distillation and membrane filtration)
Trad. 周傳瑛
- Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3] opera actor
Trad. 公羊傳
- Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[Gong1 yang2 Chun1 qiu1]
Trad. 柳毅傳
- story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
Trad. 水滸傳
- Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
Trad. 孫傳芳
- Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935
Trad. 李娃傳
- Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2 jian3] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Trad. 穀梁傳
- Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], first published during the Han Dynasty
Trad. 紀傳體
- history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
Trad. 傳染性
- infectious; contagious
- infectiousness; transmissibility
Trad. 傳染病
- infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease
Trad. 傳聲筒
- loudhailer
- megaphone
- one who parrots sb
- mouthpiece
Trad. 傳輸模式
- transfer mode
- transmission method
Trad. 傳輸設備
- transmission facility
- transmission equipment
Trad. 言不可傳
- impossible to put into words
- inexpressible
Trad. 傳輸速率
- (computing) transmission rate; transmission speed
Trad. 言傳身教
- to teach by words and example (idiom)
Trad. 傳道受業
- to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
Trad. 言歸正傳
- to return to the topic (idiom)
- to get back to the main point