Chinese Conversation · Level 46
90 words
Chinese word
转达
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhuǎn dá
Meaning
- verbconvey
Example
我会把你的意见转达给他。wǒ huì bǎ nǐ de yì jiàn zhuǎn dá gěi tā
I will convey your opinion to him.
More examples
我已经把经理的决定转达给了大家。wǒ yǐ jīng bǎ jīng lǐ de jué dìng zhuǎn dá gěi le dà jiā
I have already conveyed the manager's decision to everyone.
Core concept
Information passes from its source through a person or channel to its intended recipient.
Common phrases
转达消息zhuǎn dá xiāo xī
convey news
向对方转达歉意xiàng duì fāng zhuǎn dá qiàn yì
convey apologies to the other party
把转达给对方bǎ zhuǎn dá gěi duì fāng
convey to the other party
Similar words
传达chuán dá: Communicate information or an intention to the people who need to know it.
转告zhuǎn gào: Relay a message or piece of news from its source to someone else.
告诉gào sù: Tell someone directly about a fact, idea, or feeling.
通知tōng zhī: Give formal notice of information, decisions, or planned events.
Definition in Chinese
把收到的信息或请求代为告诉给相关的人，使对方知晓，常用于转述或转告。bǎ shōu dào de xìn xī huò qǐng qiú dài wéi gào sù gěi xiāng guān de rén shǐ duì fāng zhī xiǎo cháng yòng yú zhuǎn shù huò zhuǎn gào
Word origin
转达 (zhuǎndá, "convey") joins 转 (zhuǎn, "transfer") with 达 (dá, "reach"), portraying a message as something carried onward until it arrives at the right person.
Usage tips
- The English equivalent convey can sound formal, while this Chinese verb is also natural in ordinary conversation when one person passes along another person's words or request.