传承

傳承

chuánchéng

verb HSK 7-9 #20,895

Meanings

1 to pass down; to inherit
2 inheritance; continuation (of tradition)

Characters

to pass on; to transmit

to receive; to carry on

Literally 'transmit and carry on' - one generation passes it, the next receives it.

Examples

HSK 6

我们要传承中华文化。

Wǒmen yào chuánchéng Zhōnghuá wénhuà.

We must carry on Chinese culture.

HSK 7-9

这项手艺已经传承了三百多年。

Zhè xiàng shǒuyì yǐjīng chuánchéng le sānbǎi duō nián.

This craft has been passed down for over three hundred years.

Tips

culture

传承 is a keyword in Chinese cultural policy. The government maintains a list of 非物质文化遗产传承人 ('intangible cultural heritage inheritors') - master artisans, performers, and practitioners officially recognized as living carriers of traditional arts.

Stroke Order

传 chuán

承 chéng