kǒu
chuán

common
technical

Meaning of 口传

口传 means to transmit orally; to teach by word of mouth. Pronounced kǒu chuán.

  • to transmit orally; to teach by word of mouth

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiē
shì
tōng
guò
kǒu
chuán
de
fāng
shì
dài
dài
bǎo
liú
xià
lái
de
 

These ancient songs have been preserved through oral transmission across generations.

Shī
fu
duì
kǒu
chuán
xīn
shòu
 
cóng
bǎo
liú
 

The master taught me orally and with personal understanding, holding nothing back.

Zài
méi
yǒu
wén
de
nián
dài
 
shǐ
quán
kào
kǒu
chuán
 

In times before writing, history relied entirely on oral transmission.