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薪傳 (san1 cyun4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

薪傳 (san1 cyun4, xīn chuán) — (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 薪 (san1) — fuel; salary; firewood
• 薪俸 (san1 fung6) — salary; pay
• 薪水 (san1 seoi2) — salary; wage
• 薪火相傳 (san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4) — lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom); fi…
• 薪盡火傳 (san1 zeon6 fo2 cyun4) — see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]
• 薪資 (san1 zi1) — salary

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