传阅

傳閱

chuányuè

verb #31,652

Meanings

1 to read and pass on
2 to circulate (a document) for perusal
3 to pass around

Characters

to pass on; to transmit

to read; to peruse

Examples

HSK 2

这本小说在同学间传阅。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō zài tóngxué jiān chuányuè.

This novel was passed around among the classmates.

HSK 3

请把这份文件在部门内传阅。

Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn zài bùmén nèi chuányuè.

Please circulate this document within the department.

Tips

usage

传阅 is the standard term for the office/admin practice of circulating a document for everyone to read in turn. Common in stamps and notes on Chinese internal documents: 请传阅 ('please pass around'). For modern email, 抄送 ('cc') has largely replaced it.

memory

传 'pass on' + 阅 'read/peruse' → 'pass-on read' = pass around for reading. The same 传 is in 传递 'pass/transmit', and 阅 is in 阅读 'to read'.

Stroke Order

传 chuán

阅 yuè