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傳抄

简传抄 · 繁傳抄

Mandarin · pinyin chuán chāo

to copy (a text) from person to person
(of a text) to be transmitted by copying

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
抄: chāo · copy, confiscate, seize
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–1 · chuan2 chao1

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cyun4 caau1

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verb

to pass through different hands during transcription; to make private copies

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