Tradition in Chinese
tradition · HSK 5
传统
- 传 to pass on
- 统 to unite
春节吃饺子是我们的传统。 Eating dumplings at Spring Festival is our tradition.
Other ways to say tradition
More words with 传 or 统
How do you say tradition in Chinese?
Tradition in Chinese is 传统 (chuán tǒng). You can also say 传承 (chuán chéng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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