流传

• 拼音: liú chuán
• 汉字拆解: 流 = 氵(water) + 㐬 (streaming) — to flow; 传 = 亻(person) + 专 (concentrate) — to pass on

含义

To spread; to circulate; to be passed down. For stories, customs, or ideas to be transmitted from person to person or generation to generation.

Used for the spreading of stories, legends, customs, songs, or cultural knowledge over time. Unlike 传播 (which emphasizes active dissemination), 流传 suggests natural, organic spreading, often through oral tradition. Frequently used with 民间 (folk/among the people) or 至今 (until now).

例句

1. 这个故事在民间流传了几百年。
2. 很多古老的习俗一直流传到现在。
3. 关于这座山，流传着许多美丽的传说。

用法指南

语境: culture, history, storytelling

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这首歌在年轻人中广泛流传。(This song is widely circulated among young people.)
• 古人的智慧一直流传至今。(The wisdom of the ancients has been passed down to the present.)

错误说法

• 这个消息在网上流传 — for news spreading online, use 传播 or 扩散 instead; 流传 implies longer-term, organic transmission

起源与历史

流 means 'to flow' and 传 means 'to transmit.' Together they describe something flowing from person to person like water, being passed along naturally.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal