chuán huà
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  • v.pass on a message

    • tā ràng wǒ gěi nǐ chuán huà tā shí zài méi bàn fǎ bāng nǐ de máng

      传话实在没办法

      He asked me to tell you that he is really unable to help you.

    • diàn huà lái de shí hou tā zhèng zài xǐ zǎo jiù zhǐ hǎo ràng wǒ lái chuán huà

      电话时候正在洗澡只好传话

      He was taking a bath when the call came and I had to relay the message.

    • yǒu shì jiù gěi wǒ chuán huà

      传话

      Send me a message if you need me for anything.

    • chuán huà gěi mǒu rén

      传话某人

      send word to somebody

    • bù jiǔ yǒu rén chuán huà lái ràng wǒ dào chuán cāng qù

      不久有人传话船舱

      Soon after, a message came that I was wanted in the cabin.

    • tā men bù zhī dào tā tīng de chū lái yīn wèi zài tā men zhōng jiān yòng tōng shì chuán huà

      他们知道出来因为他们中间通事传话

      They did not realize that she could understand them, since she was using an interpreter.

Word usage

  • "传" and "话" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 感谢他们

      He wanted to thank me for passing on the message to them.

    • 他们

      I've passed on messages to them twice.

    • Who passed on the message to him?