传授
Old HSK 6
传授 (chuánshòu) · to teach
传授 (chuánshòu) means “to teach; to pass on (skills)”. It is written with 2 characters: 传 (to pass) + 授 (to award). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 传授 is built
The characters
传 chuán · to pass
What 传 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 专zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
授 shòu · to award
What 授 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 受shòu — to receive
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 受 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师傅把技术传授给了年轻人。Lǎo shīfù bǎ jìshù chuánshòu gěi le niánqīng rén.The old master passed his skills on to the young people.
她向我们传授了学习经验。Tā xiàng wǒmen chuánshòu le xuéxí jīngyàn.She shared her learning experience with us.
Questions about 传授
What does 传授 mean?
传授 (chuánshòu) means “to teach; to pass on (skills)”.
How do you pronounce 传授?
传授 is pronounced chuánshòu.
Which HSK level is 传授?
传授 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 传播chuánbōto spread
- 传来chuánlái(of a sound or news) to come
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 宣传xuānchuánto publicize
- 传统chuántǒngtradition
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 遗传yíchuánto inherit (genetically)
- 传真chuánzhēnfax
- 传染chuánrǎnto infect
- 传达chuándáto convey
Learn 传授 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.