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传阅 (chuán yuè) — to circulate (a document, book, etc.) for others to read or review

Definition

传阅 (chuányuè) is a transitive verb meaning to pass a document around for people to read in turn. It usually takes a 把 construction (把文章传阅给同事) or a 到 phrase marking the destination.

verb
to circulate (a document, book, etc.) for others to read or review

Examples

  • 传阅。
    Zhè fèn bào gào xū yào dà jiā chuán yuè yí xià.
    This report needs to be circulated among everyone for a look.
  • 传阅。
    Tā bǎ xīn xiě de wén zhāng chuán yuè gěi tóng shì men kàn.
    He circulated his newly written article among his colleagues to read.
  • 传阅。
    Tōng zhī yǐ jīng chuán yuè dào gè gè bù mén le.
    The notice has been circulated to all departments.

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chuánpass on
阅yuèread

传 and 阅 together describe passing something around so it can be read.

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 閱; 阅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門mén
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì閱yuè
Same sound today

The traditional form 閱 pairs 門, a gate, with 兌, a part that gives the sound; the simplified 阅 is a shorthand.

Open 阅 →
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