言传

言傳
yánchuán
verb #40,571

Meanings

  1. 1 to put into words
  2. 2 to convey or teach by words

Examples

HSK 5
Nà piàn hǎi de měilì nányǐ yánchuán.
The beauty of that sea is hard to put into words.
HSK 5
Hǎo de lǎoshī bùguāng kào yánchuán, gèng kào shēnjiào.
A good teacher teaches not just through words but even more through example.

Tips

usage
言传 lives in two set phrases: 只可意会,不可言传 (it can be sensed but not put into words) and 言传身教 (teaching by word and by example). Elsewhere it is written style; in speech people say 说出来 (to say it out loud).

Stroke Order

言 yán
传 chuán