HSK 3 · Movement & Direction

传来

chuán lái

to come through (of sound or news)

Stroke order of 传来

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

传 · 6 strokes 来 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

传 pass along and 来 come: arrive from afar.

Parts: 传 pass on (亻) + 来 come

The characters in 传来

传 chuán — to pass on; to spread (6 strokes)
来 lái — to come (7 strokes)

Example sentence

远处传来音乐声。

Music comes from far away.

Words with 传

传to pass on; to spread 传播to spread; to broadcast 传说legend; it is said 宣传to promote; publicity

Words with 来

起来to get up; to rise 来to come 来到to arrive; to come to 出来to come out 进来to come in 回来to come back 来自to come from 后来afterwards; later 原来originally; so it turns out 接下来next; following 越来越more and more 带来to bring 过来to come over 上来to come up 下来to come down 以来since 从来always; ever 本来originally

More words: Movement & Direction

上来to come up 上去to go up 下来to come down 下去to go down; to go on 放到to put into 推开to push open 前进to go forward; to advance 退to retreat; to return (sth)退出to withdraw; to quit 追to chase 随to follow 转to turn; to transfer 跳to jump 按to press; according to

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