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薪传
xīn​chuán

to pass on knowledge

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
薪传 薪傳 xīn​chuán
to pass on knowledge
to pass down knowledge, skills, or culture from teacher to student through the generations; short for 薪尽火传 xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán

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Abbreviation of

  • 薪尽火传 xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán

Same as

  • 传薪 chuán​xīn
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