Chinese word dictionary

流传

liúchuán · to spread; to circulate; to hand down

Practice word

Word information

Simplified流传

Traditional流傳

Pinyinliúchuán

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

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

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

传chuán

to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

How to learn 流传

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.

交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

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