copy by hand; circulate in handwritten form
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to copy by hand and circulate; to transcribe and pass around
neutralHistorically referred to the manual copying and dissemination of texts, poems, or manuscripts before the age of printing. It implies circulation among people.
Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
shì是
Táng唐
dài代
de的
chuán传
chāo抄
běn本
，
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
guì贵
。
This ancient text is a Tang Dynasty hand-copied version, which is extremely precious.
Shī诗
rén人
de的
xīn新
zuò作
shàng尚
wèi未
chū出
bǎn版
，
péng朋
you友
men们
yǐ已
zhēng争
xiāng相
chuán传
chāo抄
。
The poet's new work hasn't been published yet, but friends are already eagerly copying and circulating it by hand.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
zhī知
shi识
zhǔ主
yào要
tōng通
guò过
chuán传
chāo抄
de的
fāng方
shì式
chuán传
bō播
。
In ancient times, knowledge was primarily disseminated through hand-copying.