传阅

傳閱
chuányuè
verb #31,652

Meanings

  1. 1 to read and pass on
  2. 2 to circulate (a document) for perusal
  3. 3 to pass around

Examples

Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn zài bùmén nèi chuányuè.
Please circulate this document within the department.
Zhè běn xiǎoshuō zài tóngxué jiān chuányuè.
This novel was passed around among the classmates.

Tips

usage
传阅 is the standard term for the office/admin practice of circulating a document for everyone to read in turn. Common in stamps and notes on Chinese internal documents: 传阅 ('please pass around'). For modern email, (chāosòng, 'cc') has largely replaced it.
memory
'pass on' + 'read/peruse' → 'pass-on read' = pass around for reading. The same is in 传递 'pass/transmit', and is in 阅读 'to read'.

Stroke Order

chuán
yuè