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传说 chuánshuō

传说 chuánshuō Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 传说 chuánshuō .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuánshuō | chuan2 shuo1
English translation
legend
folklore
tradition
it is said
they say that...

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About 传说 chuánshuō

Read some general information about the Chinese word 传说 chuánshuō .

Traditional form

傳說

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 传说 chuánshuō

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chuán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and zhuān represents the sound. Simplified form of chuán .

Phonetic compound

zhuān

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻专

Number of Strokes

6
shuì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Duì represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Duì

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠兑

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 传说 chuánshuō

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yǐn Guò de 种种 zhǒng zhǒng 传说 chuánshuō ,一层 yī céng 一节 dōu 起来 qǐlai le ,越发 yuè fā Líng 觉得 juéde Zhāng huáng 失措 shī cuò .

The stories I had heard were coming back in disconcerting detail.

chú yǐn rén 传说 chuánshuō de 以外 yǐ wài ,什么 shénme dōu 知道 zhīdào .

I don't know anything about it myself except from hearsay.

白宫 Bái gōng 传说 chuánshuō āi ruò bèi 富兰克林 Fù lán kè lín huài le .

It circled around the White House that Eleanor was most annoyed with Franklin.

除了 chúle 名字 míngzi 以外 yǐ wài , ěr Sōng 传说 chuánshuō 尼伯龙 gēn 之歌几乎 jīhū 一样 yīyàng .

The Volsunga Saga and Nibelungenlied hardly differ in anything but the name.

Lóng shì 传说 chuánshuō Zhōng de 动物 dòngwù .

The dragon is a fabulous creature.

传说 chuánshuō Decomposition

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传说 chuánshuō Compounds

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A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

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