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to pass on

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

chuan2 • chuán

Meaning


Primary

to pass on

Alternatives

pass on, passes on, passed on, passing on, pass, pass down, passed down, passes down, passes, passed, pass along

Mnemonic


[chu-] Chucky is [2] inside the [-an] pawn shop where he is trying to sell a 专 scarecrow that looks just like him. He has decided 传 to pass on the 专 scarecrow to 亻 Slenderman who works at the pawn shop. Slenderman buys it, ready 传 to pass on the 专 scarecrow to whoever buys it. Chucky uses the money from the pawn shop to buy another kitchen knife.

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