Chinese word

传真

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuán zhēn

Meaning

  • nounfax

Example

请把那份传真留在前台。qǐng bǎ nà fèn chuán zhēn liú zài qián tái

Please leave that fax at the front desk.

Illustration for 传真 (fax)

More examples

公司今天收到了很多传真。gōng sī jīn tiān shōu dào le hěn duō chuán zhēn

The company received many faxes today.

Core concept

A document or image becomes a signal, travels through a telephone line, and reappears as a copy at the far end.

Common phrases

  • 收到传真shōu dào chuán zhēn

    receive a fax

  • 发传真fā chuán zhēn

    send a fax

  • 传真机chuán zhēn jī

    fax machine

  • 传真号码chuán zhēn hào mǎ

    fax number

Similar words

邮件yóu jiàn: A message or document sent and received electronically through the internet or a network.
文件wén jiàn: A written document used in work, official matters, or record keeping.
信件xìn jiàn: A letter, postcard, or other written item sent by mail.
复印件fù yìn jiàn: A copy of a paper or document made by a copying machine.

Definition in Chinese

通过电话线路把文件或图像的内容电传到远端并在接收处打印或再现出来的通信方式，也指通过该方式传送的文件。tōng guò diàn huà xiàn lù bǎ wén jiàn huò tú xiàng de nèi róng diàn chuán dào yuǎn duān bìng zài jiē shōu chù dǎ yìn huò zài xiàn chū lái de tōng xìn fāng shì yě zhǐ tōng guò gāi fāng shì chuán sòng de wén jiàn

Word origin

传真 (chuánzhēn, "fax") combines 传 (chuán, "transmit") + 真 (zhēn, "true") to suggest transmitting a faithful copy of a document or image.

Usage tips

  • In present-day everyday Chinese, this word is most useful in office, medical, and government settings, where a paper copy or signed form may still be requested.

Other meanings

  • send by faxverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 传真机chuán zhēn jīfax machinenoun
  • 传真号码chuán zhēn hào mǎfax numbernoun
  • 传真件chuán zhēn jiànfax documentnoun

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