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世代相传

shì dài xiāng chuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
passed on from generation to generation (idiom) / to hand down
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

世代相傳 世代相传 [shi4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2] /passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down/

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Other forms in these source records: 世代相傳

  • 世
    shì

    life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

    Shì

    surname Shi

  • 代
    dài

    to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 传
    chuán

    to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity)

    zhuàn

    biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.