代代相传 dàidàixiāngchuán to pass down through generations Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 代 dài reduplication generation a step in a line of family descent; the period of time between the birth of parents and their children相传 相傳 xiāngchuán to hand down to pass on or hand down from one person or generation to another; to pass on a teaching or tradition