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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 相传 [xiāngchuán]
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- 1. verb [folklore] be traditionally said
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verb
[传递]
hand … down
- 这项手工艺是一代代相传下来的。
- This handicraft has been handed down through the generations.
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 相传 [xiāngchuán]
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tradition has it that...; according to legend
- 相传这里是当年孔明祭风处。
- According to legend, this is where Kong Ming supplicated the wind.
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hand down or pass on from one to another
- 世代相传
- pass on from generation to generation
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tradition has it that...; according to legend
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 相传 [xiāngchuán]
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动
长期以来辗转传说
- 相传这儿原来有一条大河。
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2.
动
递相传授
- 父子相传。
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1.
动
长期以来辗转传说
Examples
- 相传这里是当年孔明祭风处。
- According to legend, this is where Kong Ming supplicated the wind. → 相传
- 世代相传
- pass on from generation to generation → 相传
- 相传， 中国的汉字是仓颉发明的。
- It is said that Cang Jie created the Chinese writing system. → 仓颉
- 相传， 这里曾有鬼祟出没。
- It is said that this place was once haunted. → 鬼祟
- 相传这里曾有位术士能炼长生不老金丹。
- The legend goes that there was a magician who could produce elixir. → 金丹
- 他跟他老师的理论是一脉相传的。
- His theory can be traced to the same origin as his teachers'. → 一脉相通
- 相传钟馗的画像可以避邪。
- It is said that the picture of a deity can help people avoid evil spirits. → 钟馗
- 相传，这个湖里有个水怪。
- Traditionally, there is said to be a monster in this lake. → 相传
- 衣钵相传。 → 钵
- 世代相传 → 世
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