傳來

chuán lái

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word

傳來 (chuán lái) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a sound) to come through”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. (of a sound) to come through
  2. to be heard
  3. (of news) to arrive

Stroke order

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Example

廚房裡傳來飯菜的香味。

The smell of food comes from the kitchen.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).