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传奇

chuán qí

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 傳奇

传奇 (chuán qí) means "legendary; fantasy saga; romance". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 传奇 means

1. legendary
2. fantasy saga
3. romance
4. short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty

The characters in 传奇

• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit
• 奇qístrange; odd; weird

Example sentences

• Bill 在这间公司仍然是个传奇人物。
  Bī ill zài zhè jiān gōngsī réngrán shì gè chuánqírénwù.
  Bill is still a legendary figure in this company.
• 那是一个给我们带来无穷乐趣的传奇性的演出。
  It was a fabulous show which brought us an endless delight.
• 肯尼迪总统被刺杀了，但是他的传奇会永久长存。
  Kěnnídí zǒngtǒng bèi cìshā le, dànshì tā de chuánqí huì yǒngjiǔ chángcún.
  President Kennedy was killed, but his legend will live on forever.

Words starting with 传奇

• 传奇人物chuán qí rén wùlegendary person; legend (i.e. person)

Words containing 传奇

• 都市传奇dū shì chuán qíurban legend (translation of recent Western term); story or theory circulated as true…
• 都会传奇dū huì chuán qíurban legend (translation of recent Western term); story or theory circulated as true…
• 纳尼亚传奇Nà ní yà Chuán qíThe Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis
• 魔宫传奇Mó gōng Chuán qíThe Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco

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