Chinese word

传递

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuán dì

Meaning

  • verbpass on

Example

我会把你的话传递给他。wǒ huì bǎ nǐ de huà chuán dì gěi tā

I will pass your words on to him.

Illustration for 传递 (pass on)

More examples

这首歌能很好地传递作者的感情。zhè shǒu gē néng hěn hǎo dì chuán dì zuò zhě de gǎn qíng

This song can convey the author's feelings very well.

Core concept

A piece of content moves onward from a source to a recipient through speech, action, or a medium.

Common phrases

  • 传递感情chuán dì gǎn qíng

    convey feelings

  • 传递给对方chuán dì gěi duì fāng

    pass on to the other person

Similar words

传达chuán dá: Share information or feelings with someone through speech or writing.
交给jiāo gěi: Give an object or document to someone so that they receive it.
递给dì gěi: Hand an object or document to someone directly.
转达zhuǎn dá: Pass on a person's message or request to someone else.

Definition in Chinese

通过语言、动作或媒介把某条信息从一处传到另一处，使接收方收到并获知该内容。tōng guò yǔ yán dòng zuò huò méi jiè bǎ mǒu tiáo xìn xī cóng yí chù chuán dào lìng yí chù shǐ jiē shōu fāng shōu dào bìng huò zhī gāi nèi róng

Word origin

传递 (chuándì, "pass on") combines 传 (chuán, "transmit") with 递 (dì, "pass along"), presenting information as something moved onward to another person.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 给 (gěi, "to") often marks the receiver after this verb, which makes the direction clear when several people appear in the sentence.

Other meanings

  • hand oververb
  • sendverb
  • deliververb

Opposites

Related words

  • 传递者chuán dì zhěmessengernoun

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