失传

失傳

shīchuán

verb HSK 7-9 #24,778

Meanings

1 to be lost (of skills, traditions, knowledge)
2 to become a lost art

Characters

to pass on; to transmit

Examples

HSK 5

很多古代技术差点失传。

Hěnduō gǔdài jìshù chàdiǎn shīchuán.

Many ancient techniques were nearly lost.

HSK 7-9

这种手艺已经失传了。

Zhèzhǒng shǒuyì yǐjīng shīchuán le.

This craft has already been lost.

Tips

memory

失 (lose) + 传 (pass on) = the passing-on has been lost. A tradition that no one passed down anymore.

Stroke Order

失 shī

传 chuán