zhuàn

HSK 3
common
noun

Meaning of

传 means commentary or explanation of classical scriptures; biography; detailed account of a person's life. Pronounced zhuàn. HSK 3.

  • commentary or explanation of classical scriptures
  • biography; detailed account of a person's life
  • historical story works (often used in novel titles)

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Chūn
Qiū
Zuǒ
Zhuàn
 
shì
zhòng
yào
de
jiā
jīng
zhuàn
zhù
zuò
 

Zuo's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals is an important Confucian classic commentary.

Hàn
dài
xué
zhě
wèi
duō
jīng
diǎn
zhuàn
xiě
le
chuán
zhù
 

Scholars of the Han Dynasty wrote commentaries for many classics.