传言 (chuán yán) — (noun) rumor, hearsay; (verb) to spread a rumor, to say (as a rumor)
Definition
传言 (chuányán) is a more formal word for 'rumor' than the colloquial 听说 ('I heard that…'). As a verb, 'it is rumored' — 同义词 传闻 and 谣言 are both formal/near-synonyms at HSK 7.
noun
rumorhearsay
verb
to spread a rumorto say (as a rumor)
Examples
- 传言。Zhè ge chuán yán hěn kuài jiù zài gōng sī lǐ chuán kāi le.This rumor quickly spread throughout the company.
- 传言。Yǒu rén chuán yán shuō jīng lǐ yào cí zhí le.Someone spread a rumor that the manager is going to resign.
- 传言。Bú yào xiāng xìn nà xiē méi yǒu gēn jù de chuán yán.Don't believe those baseless rumors.
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