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傳訊

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Mandarin · pinyin chuán xùn

(law) to summon (a witness); to subpoena; to arraign (an offender)
(Tw) to send a message; to message sb (abbr. for 傳送訊息 chuán sòng xùn xī)

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
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传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
讯: xùn · inquire; ask; examine; reproach

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2–4 · chuan2 xun4

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verb

(law) to subpoena
(law) to arraign
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 傳遞訊息／传递讯息 (chuándì xùnxī, “to transmit message”)

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