传记
Old HSK 6
传记 (zhuànjì) · biography
传记 (zhuànjì) means “biography”. It is written with 2 characters: 传 (to pass) + 记 (to remember). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 传记 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)
记 jì · to remember
What 记 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A private 己 note 讠; 己 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我正在看一本名人传记。Wǒ zhèngzài kàn yī běn míngrén zhuànjì.I'm reading a biography of a famous person.
这部传记写得很感人。Zhè bù zhuànjì xiě de hěn gǎnrén.This biography is very moving.
Questions about 传记
What does 传记 mean?
传记 (zhuànjì) means “biography”.
How do you pronounce 传记?
传记 is pronounced zhuànjì.
Which HSK level is 传记?
传记 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 传记 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 244: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.