外传

外傳
wàizhuàn
noun #18,534

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 unofficial biography
  2. 2 side story
  3. 3 spin-off

Examples

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō shì Sānguó Yǎnyì de wàizhuàn.
This novel is a spin-off of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Tā xiě le yī běn guānyú nàge jiāngjūn de wàizhuàn.
He wrote an unofficial biography of that general.

Tips

usage
外传 has two pronunciations: wàizhuàn (unofficial biography / spin-off story) and wàichuán (to divulge a secret). The spin-off meaning is far more common in modern usage, especially for games and media.
grammar
As wàichuán (verb): 不能外传 (This matter must not be leaked). As wàizhuàn (noun): 外传 (Legend of Sword and Fairy spin-off).

Stroke Order

wài
chuán