传输 (chuán shū) — to transmit, to transfer (data, files, signals)

Definition

Used mainly for transmitting data, files, or signals (often technical). Compared to 传送 and 传递 (more general 'pass on'), 传输 implies a digital or electronic channel.

verb

to transmitto transfer (data, files, signals)

Examples

传输。
Zhè ge wǎng luò chuán shū sù dù fēi cháng kuài.
This network's transmission speed is very fast.
传输。
Qǐng bāng wǒ chuán shū zhè fèn wén jiàn.
Please help me transmit this file.
传输。
Wèi xīng xìn hào zhèng zài chuán shū zhōng.
The satellite signal is being transmitted.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

传chuánsend

输shūtransport or deliver

Both parts are actions: one means send and the other means transport or deliver, so together they describe moving data or signals from one place to another.

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 →

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 輸; 输 is its simplified writing.

車俞輸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jū

Sound part声符shēngfú

俞

俞yú輸shū

Same sound today

The traditional form 輸 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 俞 for sound; 車 shows the meaning.

Open 输 →