Definition
传开 is a resultative verb compound (V + 开), where 开 ('open / apart') acts as a result complement, emphasizing that news, rumors, or information spreads out widely. You can also insert 得/不 between the two characters to form the potential complement: 传得开 (can spread) and 传不开 (cannot spread). Use it with things like news, rumors, or reputation.
r.v.
to spread (news, rumors, information) widely
Examples
- 传开。Zhège xiāoxi hěn kuài chuán kāi le.This news spread very quickly.
- 传开。Zhège yáoyán chuán kāi bu chūqù.This rumor can't get out.
- 传开。Tā de míngshēng yǐjīng chuán kāi dào le quán guó gè dì.His reputation has spread all over the country.
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