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传言

chuán yán

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

传言 (chuán yán) means "rumor; hearsay". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 传言 means

1. rumor
2. hearsay

The characters in 传言

• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Example sentences

• 我们的结论就是，那个传言是真的。
  Wǒmen de jiélùn jiùshì, nàge chuányán shì zhēn de.
  We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story.
• 学生中流传着一个传言，说这位老师会让所有学生考试不及格。
  Among the students there's a rumor that this teacher fails everyone on their exams.

Words containing 传言

• 坊间传言fāng jiān chuán yánrumors; the word on the street

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