HSK · Level 60
105 words
Chinese word
传来
Pronunciation
Pinyinchuán lái
Meaning
- verbbe heard
Example
从楼下传来说话声。cóng lóu xià chuán lái shuō huà shēng
The sound of people talking can be heard from downstairs.
More examples
电话里传来熟悉的声音。diàn huà lǐ chuán lái shú xī de shēng yīn
A familiar voice came through the phone.
Core concept
Something from elsewhere travels toward the point of attention, where it can be sensed or received.
Common phrases
从窗外传来笑声cóng chuāng wài zhuàn lái xiào shēng
laughter can be heard from outside the window
从门外传来脚步声cóng mén wài zhuàn lái jiǎo bù shēng
footsteps can be heard from outside the door
传来好消息chuán lái hǎo xiāo xī
good news comes through
Similar words
听见tīng jiàn: Become aware of a sound or voice through hearing it.
听到tīng dào: Hear words or speech and understand the information they express.
收到shōu dào: Receive an item, letter, message, or other communication.
Definition in Chinese
声音、气味、消息等从别处传到说话人或指定地点，被感知或收到。shēng yīn qì wèi xiāo xī děng cóng bié chù chuán dào shuō huà rén huò zhǐ dìng dì diǎn bèi gǎn zhī huò shōu dào
Word origin
传来 (chuánlái, "pass and come") joins 传 (chuán, "transmit") with 来 (lái, "come"), so the word presents a sound, smell, or piece of information as arriving here.
Usage tips
- English often starts with the person who hears or receives something, but Chinese can make the arriving sound or message the subject without naming a hearer.
Other meanings
- be passed onverb
- reachverb
Opposites
- 传去chuán qùsend outverb
- 传出chuán chūspread outverb
Related words
- 传递chuán dìpass onverb
- 传播chuán bōspreadverb
- 传达chuán dáconveyverb