传输

• Pinyin: chuán shū
• Hanzi breakdown: 传 = 亻(person) + 专 (specialized), to transmit; 输 = 车 (vehicle) + 俞 (to carry), to transport

Meaning

To transmit; to transfer; transmission. Conveying data, signals, or energy from one place to another.

A technical term commonly used for data transmission, signal transfer, and energy conveyance. Frequent in discussions of telecommunications, computing, and engineering. Often appears in compounds like 数据传输 (data transmission) and 传输速度 (transmission speed).

Examples

1. 5G网络的数据传输速度比4G快得多。 5G network data transmission speeds are much faster than 4G.
2. 这条光缆可以传输大量信息。 This fiber optic cable can transmit large amounts of information.
3. 文件传输过程中请不要关闭电脑。 Please don't turn off your computer during the file transfer.

Usage Guide

Context: technology, telecommunications, computing

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 数据正在传输中。(Data is being transmitted.)
• 传输过程中出现了错误。(An error occurred during transmission.)

Don't Say

• '传输'多用于技术语境，日常'发送'或'传'更自然 (传输 is mostly used in technical contexts — in everyday speech, 发送 or 传 is more natural)

Origin & History

Combines 传 (to transmit) with 输 (to transport/convey), meaning to convey from one point to another.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal