传说
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
传说 (chuánshuō) · legend
传说 (chuánshuō) means “legend; it is said”. It is written with 2 characters: 传 (to pass) + 说 (to speak). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 传说 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)
说 shuō · to speak
What 说 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 兑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个古老的传说。Zhè shì yī gè gǔlǎo de chuánshuō.This is an old legend.
你听过这个传说吗？Nǐ tīng guo zhège chuánshuō ma?Have you heard this legend?
Questions about 传说
What does 传说 mean?
传说 (chuánshuō) means “legend; it is said”.
How do you pronounce 传说?
传说 is pronounced chuánshuō.
Which HSK level is 传说?
传说 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 传播chuánbōto spread
- 传来chuánlái(of a sound or news) to come
- 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
- 传单chuándānleaflet
Learn 传说 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.