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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

相传 [xiāngchuán]
  1. 1. verb [Legend] be traditionally said
    相传,这个湖里有个水怪。
    Traditionally, there is said to be a monster in this lake.
  2. 2. 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]
  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. hand down or pass on from one to another
    世代相传
    pass on from generation to generation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

相传 [xiāngchuán]
  1. 1. 长期以来辗转传说
    相传这儿原来有一条大河。
  2. 2. 相传
    父子相传

Examples

世代相传
pass on from generation to generation
相传,中国的汉字是仓颉发明的。
It is said that Cang Jie created the Chinese writing system.
相传,这里曾有鬼祟出没。
It is said that this place was once haunted.
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.
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'.
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.
衣钵相传
世代相传

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