转让

• Pinyin: zhuǎn ràng
• Hanzi breakdown: 转 = 车 (vehicle) + 专 (exclusive) — to turn; 让 = 讠(speech) + 上 (above) — to yield

Meaning

To transfer; to assign. Transferring ownership, rights, or property to another person, usually in a legal or business context.

Commonly used in legal and business contexts for property transfers, stock transfers, and rights assignments. Often implies a formal transaction with compensation.

Examples

1. 他决定把公司的股份转让给合伙人。 He decided to transfer his company shares to his partner.
2. 这套房子准备转让，价格可以商量。 This apartment is up for transfer — the price is negotiable.
3. 专利权可以通过合同转让给其他公司。 Patent rights can be transferred to other companies through contracts.

Usage Guide

Context: legal, business, real estate

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 店铺转让，有意者请联系。(Shop for transfer — please contact if interested.)
• 股权转让需要经过法律程序。(Share transfers require legal procedures.)

Don't Say

• 说'我转让了这本书给他' (Don't use 转让 for casually giving someone a book — use 给 or 送; 转让 implies formal transfer of valuable property)

Origin & History

转 (to turn, to pass on) + 让 (to yield, to give). Together they mean to pass ownership to another.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal