传扬
chuán yáng
Pinyin

Definition

传扬
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chuán yáng
  1. to spread (by word of mouth)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上传
shàng chuán
  1. 1 to upload
传
chuán
  1. 1 to pass on
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to transmit
  4. 4 to infect
  5. 5 to transfer
  6. 6 to circulate
  7. 7 to conduct (electricity)
传奇
chuán qí
  1. 1 legendary
  2. 2 fantasy saga
  3. 3 romance
  4. 4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
传统
chuán tǒng
  1. 1 tradition
  2. 2 traditional
  3. 3 convention
  4. 4 conventional
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
传说
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
上扬
shàng yáng
  1. 1 to rise (i.e. number increases)
  2. 2 a price rise
  3. 3 to raise
传人
chuán rén
  1. 1 to teach
  2. 2 to impart
  3. 3 a disciple
  4. 4 descendant
传来
chuán lái
  1. 1 (of a sound) to come through
  2. 2 to be heard
  3. 3 (of news) to arrive
传出
chuán chū
  1. 1 to transmit outwards
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 efferent (nerve)
传动
chuán dòng
  1. 1 drive (transmission in an engine)
传单
chuán dān
  1. 1 leaflet
  2. 2 flier
  3. 3 pamphlet
传媒
chuán méi
  1. 1 media
传情
chuán qíng
  1. 1 to pass on amorous feelings
  2. 2 to send one's love to sb
传感器
chuán gǎn qì
  1. 1 sensor
  2. 2 transducer
传承
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance
传授
chuán shòu
  1. 1 to impart
  2. 2 to pass on
  3. 3 to teach
传播
chuán bō
  1. 1 to disseminate
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 to spread
传染
chuán rǎn
  1. 1 to infect
  2. 2 contagious
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
传球
chuán qiú
  1. 1 pass (in soccer)
  2. 2 to feed (ball)

Idioms (20)

一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
  1. 1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
  2. 2 unfounded
  3. 3 not authoritative
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以讹传讹
yǐ é chuán é
  1. 1 to spread falsehoods
  2. 2 to increasingly distort the truth
  3. 3 to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
其貌不扬
qí mào bù yáng
  1. 1 (idiom) nothing special to look at
  2. 2 unprepossessing
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
好事不出门，恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. 2 a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
恶事传千里
è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
惩恶扬善
chéng è yáng shàn
  1. 1 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)

Sample Sentences

少林寺建造于公元495年。后来达摩来这里传扬禅宗。所以，少林寺也被称为中国禅宗的发源地。
shàolínsì jiànzào yú Gōngyuán sìbǎijiǔshíwu nián 。hòulái Dámó lái zhèlǐ chuányáng chánzōng 。suǒyǐ ，shàolínsì yě bèi chēngwéi Zhōngguó Chánzōng de fāyuándì 。
Shaolin Temple was built in 495 C.E. Afterwards, Dharma came here to spread the Chan sect. So, Shaolin Temple has also been called the birthplace of Chinese Chan Buddhism.
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