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传出 (chuán chū) — to spread (of news, rumors, etc.); to be disseminated

Definition

传出 focuses on the outward spread of news or rumors from a source to elsewhere. Pairs with directional complements like 到 to mark the destination.

verb
to spread (of news, rumors, etc.)to be disseminated

Examples

  • 传出。
    Zhè ge xiāo xi hěn kuài jiù chuán chū le.
    This news quickly spread.
  • 传出。
    Gōng sī chuán chū le cái yuán de xiāo xi.
    The company spread news of layoffs.
  • 传出。
    Yáo yán cóng wǎng shàng chuán chū dào gè dì.
    The rumor spread from the internet to various places.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

传chuánspread
出chūout

传 names spreading, and 出 adds the outward direction of the result.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān傳chuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 传 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →
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