Usage of the character 傳

Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 ( Zuǒ Qiūmíng)

chuánjiào

传教

[傳教]

to preach
missionary
to evangelize

zìzhuàn

自传

[自傳]

autobiography

chuánjiè

传戒

[傳戒]

(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood

chuánjīng

传经

[傳經]

to pass on scripture
to teach Confucian doctrine
to pass on one's experience

chuánshén

传神

[傳神]

vivid
lifelike

chuánjiàn

传见

[傳見]

to summon for an interview

chuánshū

传输

[傳輸]

to transmit
transmission

zhēnchuán

真传

[真傳]

authentic tradition
handed-down teachings or techniques

chuánpiào

传票

[傳票]

summons
subpoena
voucher

chuánrǎn

传染

[傳染]

to infect
contagious

chuánliú

传流

[傳流]

to spread
to hand down
to circulate

chuánxí

传习

[傳習]

teaching and learning
to study and impart

chuánqíng

传情

[傳情]

to pass on amorous feelings
to send one's love to sb

chuánzhǐ

传旨

[傳旨]

issue a decree

chuánsòng

传送

[傳送]

to convey; to deliver; to transmit

xīnchuán

薪传

[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 (xīnjìnhuǒchuán)

zhuànzàn

传赞

[傳贊]

postscript to a biography

chuánxiāo

传销

[傳銷]

multi-level marketing

chuánrù

传入

[傳入]

to import
transmitted inwards
afferent

échuán

讹传

[訛傳]

unfounded rumor
to pass on a mistaken belief to others

díchuán

嫡传

[嫡傳]

handed down in a direct line from the founder

chuándào

传道

[傳道]

to lecture on doctrine
to expound the wisdom of ancient sages
to preach
a sermon

chuándàobù

传道部

[傳道部]

mission

chuánshūxiàn

传输线

[傳輸線]

transmission line

chuánhuàrén

传话人

[傳話人]

messenger
communicator
relay

chuánshēngqì

传声器

[傳聲器]

microphone

yíchuánxìng

遗传性

[遺傳性]

hereditary
inherited
genetic

chuándòngbǐ

传动比

[傳動比]

transmission ratio
gear ratio

chuándáyuán

传达员

[傳達員]

usher
receptionist

Gǔliáng Zhuàn

谷梁传

[穀梁傳]

Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), first published during the Han Dynasty

zhuànrèxué

传热学

[傳熱學]

theory of heat
heat transmission (physics)

chuánsòngdài

传送带

[傳送帶]

conveyor belt
transmission belt

yíchuánlü

遗传率

[遺傳率]

heritability

chuánrǎnbìng

传染病

[傳染病]

infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease

Xuānchuánbù

宣传部

[宣傳部]

Propaganda Department

chuánshūgē

传书鸽

[傳書鴿]

carrier pigeon (used for mail)

chuándòngzhóu

传动轴

[傳動軸]

drive shaft

chuánshūlü

传输率

[傳輸率]

transmission rate

lìchuándì

力传递

[力傳遞]

mechanical transmission

chuándòngdài

传动带

[傳動帶]

transmission belt

chuángǎnqì

传感器

[傳感器]

sensor; transducer

chuánshūcéng

传输层

[傳輸層]

transport layer

chuándòngqì

传动器

[傳動器]

drive (engine)

chuándáshì

传达室

[傳達室]

reception office
janitor's office

chuánlìngbīng

传令兵

[傳令兵]

(military) messenger
orderly

Liǔ Yìzhuàn

柳毅传

[柳毅傳]

story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties

xìngchuánbō

性传播

[性傳播]

sexually transmitted

chuánbāngdài

传帮带

[傳幫帶]

to pass on experience (to the next generation)

chuánxīnshù

传心术

[傳心術]

telepathy

Lǐ Wá Zhuàn

李娃传

[李娃傳]

Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡／白行简 ( Bái Xíngjiǎn) along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot

chuándìzhě

传递者

[傳遞者]

messenger; transmitter (of information)

Chuándào Shū

传道书

[傳道書]

Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)

xuānchuánhuà

宣传画

[宣傳畫]

propaganda poster
advertising hoarding

chuánshēngtǒng

传声筒

[傳聲筒]

loudhailer
megaphone
one who parrots sb
mouthpiece

chuánrǎnyuán

传染源

[傳染源]

source of an infection

Gōngyáng Zhuàn

公羊传

[公羊傳]

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋 ( Gōngyáng Chūnqiū)

chuánhūjī

传呼机

[傳呼機]

pager; beeper

jìzhuàntǐ

纪传体

[紀傳體]

history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian

chuánjiàotuán

传教团

[傳教團]

a mission (group of missionaries)

Sūn Chuánfāng

孙传芳

[孫傳芳]

Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935

rénchuánrén

人传人

[人傳人]

transmitted person-to-person

Báishé Zhuàn

白蛇传

[白蛇傳]

Tale of the White Snake
Madame White Snake

chuánrǎnxìng

传染性

[傳染性]

infectious; contagious
infectiousness; transmissibility

Zhōu Chuányīng

周传瑛

[周傳瑛]

Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲／昆曲 ( Kūnqǔ) opera actor

xuānchuáncè

宣传册

[宣傳冊]

commercial brochure
advertising pamphlet
flyer

chuánzhēnjī

传真机

[傳真機]

fax machine

yíchuánxué

遗传学

[遺傳學]

genetics

Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn

水浒传

[水滸傳]

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵 ( Shī Nài'ān), one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

chuándàozhě

传道者

[傳道者]

missionary
preacher

rèchuándǎo

热传导

[熱傳導]

heat transfer
thermal conduction

chuánjiābǎo

传家宝

[傳家寶]

family heirloom

chuánjiàoshì

传教士

[傳教士]

missionary

A Q Zhèngzhuàn

阿Q正传

[阿Q正傳]

The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

xuānchuángōngshì

宣传攻势

[宣傳攻勢]

marketing campaign

chuánshūméijiè

传输媒界

[傳輸媒界]

transport method

dàzhòngchuánbō

大众传播

[大眾傳播]

mass communication

wénhuàchuántǒng

文化传统

[文化傳統]

cultural tradition

méiyǎnchuánqíng

眉眼传情

[眉眼傳情]

to give the eye to
to make eyes at

zīliàochuánshū

资料传输

[資料傳輸]

data transmission

bùjiànjīngzhuàn

不见经传

[不見經傳]

not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
unfounded
not authoritative

lóngdechuánrén

龙的传人

[龍的傳人]

Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)

yèyāchuándòng

液压传动

[液壓傳動]

hydraulic drive
hydraulic transmission

chuánhūdiànhuà

传呼电话

[傳呼電話]

neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call

chuánshūjìshù

传输技术

[傳輸技術]

transmission technology

chuándàoshòuyè

传道受业

[傳道受業]

to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction

chuánshūsùlü

传输速率

[傳輸速率]

transmission rate; transmission speed

chuánshūméizhì

传输媒质

[傳輸媒質]

transmission medium

Mógōng Chuánqí

魔宫传奇

[魔宮傳奇]

The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco

Agān Zhèngzhuàn

阿甘正传

[阿甘正傳]

Forrest Gump

chuánzhēndiànbào

传真电报

[傳真電報]

phototelegram

chuánsānguòsì

传三过四

[傳三過四]

to spread rumors
to gossip

Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn

中山狼传

[中山狼傳]

The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫／马中锡 ( Mǎ Zhōngxī)

chuánshūxiédìng

传输协定

[傳輸協定]

transfer protocol
transportation protocol

Shuǐhǔ Quánzhuàn

水浒全传

[水滸全傳]

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
also written 水滸傳／水浒传

chuántǒngcílèi

传统词类

[傳統詞類]

traditional parts of speech (grammar)

Qīngshǐ Lièzhuàn

清史列传

[清史列傳]

Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls

biànsùchuándòng

变速传动

[變速傳動]

to change gear

yíchuánwùzhì

遗传物质

[遺傳物質]

genetic material

chuánrǎnbìngxué

传染病学

[傳染病學]

epidemiology

fēimòchuánrǎn

飞沫传染

[飛沫傳染]

droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

yíchuánxìnxī

遗传信息

[遺傳信息]

genetic information

yíchuángōngchéng

遗传工程

[遺傳工程]

genetic engineering

shùjùchuánshū

数据传输

[數據傳輸]

data transmission

tóngchuán'ěrmài

同传耳麦

[同傳耳麥]

simultaneous interpretation headset

chuánshūtōngdào

传输通道

[傳輸通道]

transport channel

chuánshūmóshì

传输模式

[傳輸模式]

transfer mode
transmission method

shìdàixiāngchuán

世代相传

[世代相傳]

passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

chuándòngzhuāngzhì

传动装置

[傳動裝置]

(automobile) transmission

chuándòngjīgòu

传动机构

[傳動機構]

transmission mechanism

pídàichuándòng

皮带传动

[皮帶傳動]

a leather drive belt

míngbùxūchuán

名不虚传

[名不虛傳]

(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved

Shuō Yuè Quánzhuàn

说岳全传

[說岳全傳]

"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛／岳飞 ( Yuè Fēi)

miùzhǒngliúchuán

谬种流传

[謬種流傳]

to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions

chuántǒngyīyào

传统医药

[傳統醫藥]

Chinese traditional medicine

jiébàopínchuán

捷报频传

[捷報頻傳]

victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream

dàidàixiāngchuán

代代相传

[代代相傳]

passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

xīnhuǒxiāngchuán

薪火相传

[薪火相傳]

lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

yánbùkěchuán

言不可传

[言不可傳]

impossible to put into words
inexpressible

shùbēilìzhuàn

树碑立传

[樹碑立傳]

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
to monumentalize
to glorify
to sing the praises of

Shuǐhǔ Hòuzhuàn

水浒后传

[水滸後傳]

Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱／陈忱 ( Chén Chén)

dūhuìchuánqí

都会传奇

[都會傳奇]

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)
story or theory circulated as true
same as 都市傳奇／都市传奇

chuánchūshénjīng

传出神经

[傳出神經]

efferent nerve (transmitting out from the brain)
efferent neuron
motor nerve

dūshìchuánqí

都市传奇

[都市傳奇]

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)
story or theory circulated as true
same as 都會傳奇／都会传奇

shèngjīngxiánzhuàn

圣经贤传

[聖經賢傳]

lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

chuánshūjùlí

传输距离

[傳輸距離]

transmission distance

chuánshūshèbèi

传输设备

[傳輸設備]

transmission facility
transmission equipment

Chūnqiū Sān Zhuàn

春秋三传

[春秋三傳]

Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳／公羊传 ( Gōngyáng Zhuàn), Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳／谷梁传 ( Gǔliáng Zhuàn) and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳／左传 ( Zuǒ Zhuàn)

fǎnchuánsuànfǎ

反传算法

[反傳算法]

back propagation algorithm

tóngshēngchuányì

同声传译

[同聲傳譯]

simultaneous interpretation

fāngjiānchuányán

坊间传言

[坊間傳言]

rumors
the word on the street

chuánqírénwù

传奇人物

[傳奇人物]

legendary person
legend (i.e. person)

chuánrùshénjīng

传入神经

[傳入神經]

afferent nerve (transmitting in to the brain)
afferent neuron

chuánshūméitǐ

传输媒体

[傳輸媒體]

transmission medium

lìxuéchuándì

力学传递

[力學傳遞]

mechanical transmission

guāngyíchuánxué

光遗传学

[光遺傳學]

optogenetics

shǐzhuànxiǎoshuō

史传小说

[史傳小說]

historical novel

Zàngchuán Fójiào

藏传佛教

[藏傳佛教]

Tibetan Buddhism

méimùchuánqíng

眉目传情

[眉目傳情]

to make sheep eyes at
to cast amorous glances at

chuánshūfúwù

传输服务

[傳輸服務]

transport service

Shèngjīng Wàizhuàn

圣经外传

[聖經外傳]

Apocrypha
biography external to the classics

xīnjìnhuǒchuán

薪尽火传

[薪盡火傳]

see 薪火相傳／薪火相传 (xīnhuǒxiāngchuán)

chuánsòngfúwù

传送服务

[傳送服務]

delivery service

chuánzōngjiēdài

传宗接代

[傳宗接代]

to carry on one's ancestral line

chuánshūkòngzhì

传输控制

[傳輸控制]

transmission control

mínjiānchuánshuō

民间传说

[民間傳說]

popular tradition
folk legend

Shǐtú Xíng Zhuàn

使徒行传

[使徒行傳]

Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)

chuánbōsìfāng

传播四方

[傳播四方]

to disseminate in every direction (idiom)

chuánwénzhèngjù

传闻证据

[傳聞證據]

hearsay (law)

yǐ'échuán'é

以讹传讹

[以訛傳訛]

to spread falsehoods
to increasingly distort the truth
to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

yánguīzhèngzhuàn

言归正传

[言歸正傳]

to return to the topic (idiom)
to get back to the main point

jīgǔchuánhuā

击鼓传花

[擊鼓傳花]

beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)

céngcéngchuándá

层层传达

[層層傳達]

to send down the line

chuánzhēnhàomǎ

传真号码

[傳真號碼]

fax number

chǐlúnchuándòng

齿轮传动

[齒輪傳動]

gear drive

chuándòngxìtǒng

传动系统

[傳動系統]

transmission system
power drive

chuánzhēnfāsòng

传真发送

[傳真發送]

fax transmission

guǎnggàoxuānchuán

广告宣传

[廣告宣傳]

advertising; publicity; promotion

yánchuánshēnjiào

言传身教

[言傳身教]

to teach by words and example (idiom)

kǒubēiliúchuán

口碑流传

[口碑流傳]

widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

fēnzǐyíchuánxué

分子遗传学

[分子遺傳學]

molecular genetics

Ernü Yīngxióng Zhuàn

儿女英雄传

[兒女英雄傳]

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康 ( Wén Kāng)

xínglichuánsòngdài

行李传送带

[行李傳送帶]

luggage conveyor belt; baggage carousel

guǎnggàoxuānchuánhuà

广告宣传画

[廣告宣傳畫]

placard; poster

èshìchuánqiānlǐ

恶事传千里

[惡事傳千里]

evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire

guǎnggàoxuānchuánchē

广告宣传车

[廣告宣傳車]

mobile billboard

Hǎishàng Huā Lièzhuàn

海上花列传

[海上花列傳]

The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶／韩邦庆 ( Hán Bāngqìng), long novel of lower life in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular
translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang

Chūnqiū Zuǒshì Zhuàn

春秋左氏传

[春秋左氏傳]

Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 ( Zuǒ Qiūmíng)
usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳／左传 ( Zuǒ Zhuàn)

chāojíchuánbōzhě

超级传播者

[超級傳播者]

super spreader (epidemiology)

Nàníyà Chuánqí

纳尼亚传奇

[納尼亞傳奇]

The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis

Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中央宣传部

[中央宣傳部]

Central Propaganda Department (abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部／中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

biǎoguānyíchuánxué

表观遗传学

[表觀遺傳學]

epigenetics

shēngwùchuángǎnqì

生物传感器

[生物傳感器]

biosensor

yíchuánxìngjíbìng

遗传性疾病

[遺傳性疾病]

genetic disorder

míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn

名不见经传

[名不見經傳]

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics
unknown (person)
nobody

Shè Diāo Yīngxióng Zhuàn

射雕英雄传

[射鵰英雄傳]

Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武俠／武侠 (wǔxiá), martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 ( Jīn Yōng) and its screen adaptations

chuánshūkòngzhìxiédìng

传输控制协定

[傳輸控制協定]

transmission control protocol
TCP

fēiyíchuánduōxíngxìng

非遗传多型性

[非遺傳多型性]

polyphenism

Zhōngguó Chuánméi Dàxué

中国传媒大学

[中國傳媒大學]

Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China

zīliàochuánsòngfúwù

资料传送服务

[資料傳送服務]

data delivery service

jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán

家丑不可外传

[家醜不可外傳]

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

dàng'ànchuánshūxiédìng

档案传输协定

[檔案傳輸協定]

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

yìbùchuánshūmóshì

异步传输模式

[異步傳輸模式]

asynchronous transfer mode
ATM

chuántǒngzhōngguóyīyào

传统中国医药

[傳統中國醫藥]

Chinese traditional medicine

chāowénběnchuánsòngxiéyì

超文本传送协议

[超文本傳送協議]

hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)

Guójìwénchuántōngxùnshè

国际文传通讯社

[國際文傳通訊社]

Interfax News Agency

Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中共中央宣传部

[中共中央宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

fēitóngbùchuánshūmóshì

非同步传输模式

[非同步傳輸模式]

asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)

chāowénběnchuánshūxiédìng

超文本传输协定

[超文本傳輸協定]

hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP

xuánzhuǎnxínglichuánsòngdài

旋转行李传送带

[旋轉行李傳送帶]

baggage carousel

Guójì Wénchuán Diànxùnshè

国际文传电讯社

[國際文傳電訊社]

Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency

chāowénjiànchuánshūxiédìng

超文件传输协定

[超文件傳輸協定]

hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP

yīchuánshí,shíchuánbǎi

一传十，十传百

[一傳十，十傳百]

(idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide

fǎngémìngxuānchuánshāndòngzuì

反革命宣传煽动罪

[反革命宣傳煽動罪]

the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda

zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán

只可意会，不可言传

[只可意會，不可言傳]

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); mysterious and subtle

kěyǐyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán

可以意会，不可言传

[可以意會，不可言傳]

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); mysterious and subtle

Shànghǎi Wénguǎng Xīnwén Chuánméi Jítuán

上海文广新闻传媒集团

[上海文廣新聞傳媒集團]

Shanghai Media Group

hǎoshìbùchūmén,èshìchuánqiānlǐ

好事不出门，恶事传千里

[好事不出門，惡事傳千里]

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán,liúyánqièmòqīngxìn

家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信

[家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信]

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù

中国共产党中央委员会宣传部

[中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China