传闻 (chuán wén) — (noun) rumor, hearsay; (verb) to be rumored, it is said that
Definition
传闻 (chuánwén) is 'rumor/hearsay' — weaker and less definite than 谣言, which implies unverified and possibly false. Use 据说说 for 'it is said' in writing; 传闻 is the noun form for the content itself.
noun
rumorhearsay
verb
to be rumoredit is said that
Examples
- 传闻，。Zhè zhǐ shì yí gè chuán wén, bié tài dàng zhēn.This is just a rumor; don't take it too seriously.
- 传闻。chuán wén Tā xià ge yuè jiù yào cí zhí le.It is rumored that he will resign next month.
- 传闻。Shì chǎng shàng yǒu bù shǎo guān yú xīn chǎn pǐn de chuán wén.There are quite a few rumors about the new product in the market.
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