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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

传说 [chuánshuō]
  1. 1. verb
    传说几百年前,这儿是一片海。
    People say that several hundred years ago this was all ocean.
    传说他10年前就去了海外。
    It is said that he went abroad ten years ago.
  2. 2. noun legend

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

传说 [chuánshuō]
  1. 1. pass from mouth to mouth; it is said; they say
    村里传说他叔要从国外回来了。
    The villagers are all saying that his uncle is soon coming home from abroad.
  2. 2. legend; tradition; fable
    民间传说
    folklore; popular legend
    鲁班的传说
    the legend of Lu Ban

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

传说 [chuánshuō]
  1. 1. 人们之间辗转述说;相传
    传说这株"长龄柏"是东周时栽的
  2. 2. 传说的事情;特指民间传说
    关于孟姜女的传说

Examples

鲁班的传说
the legend of Lu Ban
诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.
古老的传说
legend
怪诞的传说
a strange legend
这部小说脱胎于民间传说
This novel has been developed out of a folk story.
这个传说可以追溯到遥远的过去。
The legend goes (or can be traced) back to remote antiquity.
传说这座古堡里面有条暗道,可我们还没找到。
Rumors have it that secret tunnels lead out of this castle, but we haven't found any.
传说中的宝山上藏有很多财宝。
Legend has it that there are lots of treasures on the treasure mountain.

Word Decomposition


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  [gè] |  一个传说
  [zhǒng] |  一种传说

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