相传

相傳

xiāngchuán

verb HSK 7-9 #25,385

Meanings

1 according to legend; tradition has it that...
2 to pass on; to hand down

Characters

mutually; each other

to pass on; to transmit

Examples

相传这座庙已经有一千年的历史了。

Xiāngchuán zhè zuò miào yǐjīng yǒu yīqiān nián de lìshǐ le.

According to legend, this temple is already a thousand years old.

这个故事代代相传。

Zhège gùshì dàidàixiāngchuán.

This story has been passed down from generation to generation.

Tips

grammar

As a sentence opener, 相传 means 'legend has it that...' — introducing unverified traditional claims. As a verb after 代代, it means 'to pass down through generations.'

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

传 chuán