Chinese word

传承

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuán chéng

Meaning

  • verbpass on

Example

奶奶把手艺传承给了我。nái nǎi bǎ shǒu yì chuán chéng gěi le wǒ

Grandma passed her craft on to me.

Illustration for 传承 (pass on)

More examples

这个村通过节日活动传承文化。zhè ge cūn tōng guò jié rì huó dòng chuán chéng wén huà

This village passes on its culture through festival activities.

Core concept

An invisible thread links earlier experience to future action, keeping what matters active as it moves through people and time.

Common phrases

  • 传承文化chuán chéng wén huà

    carry forward culture

  • 传承手艺chuán chéng shǒu yì

    pass on a craft

  • 传承下去chuán chéng xià qù

    keep passing on

Similar words

继承jì chéng: Receive property, rights, or a position from an earlier holder through law or family ties.
传授chuán shòu: Pass knowledge or skills to someone by teaching them.
发扬fā yáng: Develop the positive sides of a tradition or spirit and help them reach more people.
流传liú chuán: Be passed from person to person as stories, things, or customs become widely known.

Definition in Chinese

把价值观、精神或经验等无形的东西从前人传给后人，使这些内容继续影响未来的行为或传统。bǎ jià zhí guān jīng shén huò jīng yàn děng wú xíng de dōng xī cóng qián rén chuán gěi hòu rén shǐ zhè xiē nèi róng jì xù yíng xiǎng wèi lái de xíng wéi huò chuán tǒng

Word origin

传 (chuán, "pass along") + 承 (chéng, "receive and carry on") together describe something moving to a new person who keeps it active for the future.

Usage tips

  • The word fits discussions of family crafts, local customs, and shared values, where the important result is that a practice remains meaningful in a later generation.

Other meanings

  • carry forwardverb
  • inheritverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 传承人chuán chéng réntradition bearernoun
  • 传承者chuán chéng zhěinheritornoun

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