Chinese word

传输

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuán shū

Meaning

  • verbtransfer

Example

请把文件传输给我。qǐng bǎ wén jiàn chuán shū gěi wǒ

Please transfer the file to me.

Illustration for 传输 (transfer)

More examples

这个系统可以高速传输大量数据。zhè ge xì tǒng ké yǐ gāo sù chuán shū dà liàng shù jù

This system can transmit large amounts of data at high speed.

Core concept

Data, files, or signals travel along a route until they reach another point.

Common phrases

  • 传输数据chuán shū shù jù

    transmit data

  • 传输文件chuán shū wén jiàn

    transfer files

  • 传输图片chuán shū tú piàn

    transmit pictures

Similar words

发送fā sòng: Send a message, file, or other electronic information to its intended recipient.
传递chuán dì: Deliver something or information from one person to another through passing it along.
传送chuán sòng: Send an object or data from one location or terminal to another.
传达chuán dá: Make words, feelings, instructions, or information known to another person or organization.

Definition in Chinese

把数据、文件或信号从一处通过网络、线路或其他通道送到另一处，强调信息或能量的转移。bǎ shù jù wén jiàn huò xìn hào cóng yí chù tōng guò wǎng luò xiàn lù huò qí tā tōng dào sòng dào lìng yí chù qiáng diào xìn xī huò néng liàng de zhuǎn yí

Word origin

The compound 传 (chuán, "pass on") + 输 (shū, "transport") combines the ideas of conveying something and carrying it onward.

Usage tips

  • English send covers many everyday situations, but this verb is more useful when the route, system, or connection carrying the information matters.

Other meanings

  • sendverb
  • transmitverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 数据传输shù jù chuán shūdata transmissionnoun
  • 文件传输wén jiàn chuán shūfile transfernoun
  • 传输速率chuán shū sù lǜtransmission ratenoun

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