chuán wén
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  • 1

    v.it is said; they say

    • chuán wén lún chuán shī shì le

      传闻轮船失事

      They say that the steamship had an accident.

    • chuán wén bù rú qīn jiàn

      传闻不如

      Seeing is believing.

    • chuán wén yào bào fā zhàn zhēng

      传闻爆发战争

      There is talk of possible war.

  • 2

    n.hearsay; talk; rumor

    • zhèng shí chuán wén

      证实传闻

      confirm a rumour/report

    • bié xìn nà zhǐ shì chuán wén ér yǐ

      只是传闻而已

      Don't believe it, it's mere hearsay.

    • wǒ méi yǒu tīng dào yǒu guān zhè ge wèn tí de rèn hé chuán wén

      没有听到有关这个问题任何传闻

      I have not heard the slightest rumour on the subject.

Word usage

  • "传闻" is often matched with measure word "条"or"个".
    • 传闻

      one rumor

    • 传闻

      one rumor