外传 外傳
外传 外傳 wài chuán ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ngoi6 cyun4
- to tell others (a secret)
- to divulge to an outsider
- to be rumored
外传 外傳 wài zhuàn ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ ngoi6 cyun4
- unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
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外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
传 傳
- 传人 傳人 chuán rén ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ cyun4 jan4 to teach
- 传来 傳來 chuán lái ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cyun4 loi4 (of a sound) to come through
- 传出 傳出 chuán chū ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄨ cyun4 ceot1 to transmit outwards
- 传单 傳單 chuán dān ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄢ cyun4 daan1 leaflet; flier; pamphlet
- 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ cyun4 kei4 legendary
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- 传媒 傳媒 chuán méi ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ cyun4 mui4 media
- 传承 傳承 chuán chéng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 to pass on (to future generations)
- 传授 傳授 chuán shòu ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ cyun4 sau6 to impart; to pass on; to teach
- 传播 傳播 chuán bō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄛ cyun4 bo3 to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
- 传染 傳染 chuán rǎn ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄢˇ cyun4 jim5 to infect
- 传真 傳真 chuán zhēn ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ cyun4 zan1 to fax
- 传神 傳神 chuán shén ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ cyun4 san4 vivid
- 传统 傳統 chuán tǒng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ cyun4 tung2 tradition; traditional
- 传闻 傳聞 chuán wén ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 rumor
- 传言 傳言 chuán yán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cyun4 jin4 rumor
- 传记 傳記 zhuàn jì ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ zyun6 gei3 biography
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale
- 传输 傳輸 chuán shū ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨ cyun4 syu1 to transmit
- 传送 傳送 chuán sòng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cyun4 sung3 to convey; to deliver; to transmit
- 传达 傳達 chuán dá ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄚˊ cyun4 daat6 to pass on
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
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- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
- 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ fu6 zi1 dou6 ngoi6 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
- 不见经传 不見經傳 bù jiàn jīng zhuàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˋ bat1 gin3 ging1 zyun6 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
- 传道受业 傳道受業 chuán dào shòu yè ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cyun4 dou6 sau6 jip6 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
- 代代相传 代代相傳 dài dài xiāng chuán ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
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- 捷报频传 捷報頻傳 jié bào pín chuán ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zit3 bou3 pan4 cyun4 victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
- 口碑流传 口碑流傳 kǒu bēi liú chuán ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄟ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ hau2 bei1 lau4 cyun4 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
- 名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4 (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
- 谬种流传 謬種流傳 miù zhǒng liú chuán ㄇㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ mau6 zung2 lau4 cyun4 to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
- 圣经贤传 聖經賢傳 shèng jīng xián zhuàn ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ sing3 ging1 jin4 zyun6 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
- 世代相传 世代相傳 shì dài xiāng chuán ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sai3 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 树碑立传 樹碑立傳 shù bēi lì zhuàn ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄟ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ syu6 bei1 laap6 zyun6 lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
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中国 中國 古代 没有 沒有 猫 貓 ， 现在 現在 我们 我們 所 熟悉 的 猫 貓 其实 其實 是 很 晚 才 由 国外 國外 传入 傳入 中国 中國 的 。
In ancient China there were no cats; the cat that we are familiar with today was not imported into China from abroad until much later.
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