失传 (shī chuán) — (of skills, techniques, or traditions) to be lost; to die out
Definition
失传 (shī chuán) means a skill, craft, or tradition dies out because no one passes it on. Unlike 淘汰 (phased out as obsolete) or 绝 (vanish/extinct, often species), 失传 emphasizes a human transmission gap.
verb
(of skills, techniques, or traditions) to be lostto die out
Examples
- 失传。Zhè zhǒng gǔ lǎo de niàng jiǔ fāng fǎ yǐ jīng shī chuán le.This ancient winemaking method has been lost.
- 失传。Hěn duō chuán tǒng wǔ shù yǐ jīng kāi shǐ shī chuán.Many traditional martial arts have already started to die out.
- ，失传。Rú guǒ bù bǎo hù, zhè xiē mín jiān yì shù jiù huì shī chuán.If we don't protect them, these folk arts will be lost.
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