Chinese word dictionary

传承

chuánchéng · to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance

Practice word

Word information

Simplified传承

Traditional傳承

Pinyinchuánchéng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

传chuán

to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

承chéng

to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance

How to learn 传承

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

承担chéngdān

to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)

承认chéngrèn

to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge

承受chéngshòu

to bear; to support; to inherit

传chuán

to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

传播chuánbō

to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

传递chuándì

to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive