代代相传

代代相傳

dàidài-xiāngchuán

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Meanings

HSK 7-9

这门手艺代代相传，已有数百年历史。

Zhè mén shǒuyì dàidài-xiāngchuán, yǐ yǒu shù bǎi nián lìshǐ.

This craft has been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years.

HSK 7-9

他们的文化传统代代相传，从未中断。

Tāmen de wénhuà chuántǒng dàidài-xiāngchuán, cóngwèi zhōngduàn.

Their cultural traditions have been handed down through generations without interruption.

memory

Think: 代 (generation) + 代 (generation) + 相传 (passed to each other) - each generation passes it to the next.

代 dài

相 xiāng

传 chuán