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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

传言 [chuányán]
  1. 1. hearsay; rumour
    不可轻信传言
    Give no credence to rumours!
    传言非虚。
    It's not just hearsay.
  2. 2. pass on a message
    我不愿给人家传言送语,你自己找他说去。
    I don't like to act as a messenger. Go and speak to him yourself.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

传言 [chuányán]
  1. 1. 流传的话
    很多传言,真真假假,出入太大
  2. 2. 传话
    代人传言

Examples

传言非虚。
It's not just hearsay.
传言说他有可能被任命为推事。
It is said that he is likely to be named as a judge.
代人传言
Some companies spread a report to improve their business.
一些公司散布传言说要改善业务。
You may even have heard some of these dirty rumors yourself.
你可能已经听说了一些卑劣的传言
Rumors floated in the West that he is alive are not true.
在西方流传的他还活着的传言是假的。
There was a lot of gossip in the office about his disappearance.
关于他失踪之事,办公室中有许多传言

Word Decomposition


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