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代代相传

代代相傳
dàidàixiāngchuán
idiom #22,860

Meanings

  1. 1 passed down from generation to generation
  2. 2 to hand down through the ages

Examples

这门手艺代代相传，已有数百年历史。
Zhè mén shǒuyì dàidài xiāng chuán, yǐ yǒu shù bǎi nián lìshǐ.
This craft has been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years.
他们的文化传统代代相传，从未中断。
Tāmen de wénhuà chuántǒng dàidài xiāng chuán, cónglái wèi zhōngduàn.
Their cultural traditions have been handed down through generations without interruption.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

代 dài
相 xiāng
传 chuán