传记

傳記

zhuànjì

noun HSK 7-9 #14,514

Measure Word

一本传记 běn

Meanings

1 biography

Characters

biography; record

to record; account

Examples

HSK 4

我正在读一本关于鲁迅的传记。

Wǒ zhèngzài dú yī běn guānyú Lǔ Xùn de zhuànjì.

I'm reading a biography about Lu Xun.

HSK 4

她写了一部自传。

Tā xiě le yī bù zìzhuàn.

She wrote an autobiography.

Tips

usage

自传 (zìzhuàn) means 'autobiography' (written by oneself), while 传记 (zhuànjì) is a biography written by someone else. 自传 is the standard term; 自传记 also exists but is rare.

Stroke Order

传 chuán

记 jì