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传记 (zhuàn jì): Biography (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

传 • zhuàn • biography, chronicle; legend
zhuàn传

biography, chronicle; legend

记 • jì • to record, to remember
jì记

to record, to remember

Word Info

Pinyinzhuàn jì
Meaningbiography
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 传记.

  • 不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
  • 边境biān jìngborder; frontier
  • 标题biāo títitle; heading
  • 不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
  • 补救bǔ jiùremedy; repair; retrieval
  • 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàbe roughly the same; about equal
  • 财富cái fùwealth; fortune; riches
  • 背诵bèi sòngrecite; repeat from memory; say by heart
  • 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy
  • 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand
  • 裁缝cái fengtailor; dressmaker
  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 传记.

Words with 传
  • 传真chuán zhēnfax
  • 上传shàng chuánto upload
  • 传播chuán bōdisseminate; propagate
  • 传染
chuán rǎn
infect; be contagious
  • 传统chuán tǒngtradition; custom
  • 传说chuán shuōlegend; lore
  • 传递chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else
  • 宣传xuān chuánpropagate; disseminate; give publicity to
    • Words with 记
    • 忘记wàng jìforget
    • 笔记bǐ jìto take down (in writing)
    • 记得jì deto remember
    • 笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook
    • 日记rì jìdiary
    • 记者jì zhějournalist
    • 登记dēng jìto register; check in
    • 记录jì lùtake notes; keep the minutes
    4.

    How to Use 传记 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    yuè阅
    dú读
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    neutral
    read a biography
    xiě写
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    neutral
    write a biography
    Measure Word + Nounwith本
    yī一
    běn本
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    Adjective + Nounwith名人
    míng名
    rén人
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    Noun + Nounwith文学
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    wén文
    xué学
    5.

    Example Sentences with 传记

    zhè这
    shì是
    yī一
    běn本
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    neutral
    a biography
    neutral
    celebrity biography
    formal
    Written
    biographical literature
    。
    This is a biography.
    zhè这
    bù部
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    shēng生
    dòng动
    dì地
    miáo描
    huì绘
    le了
    yì艺
    shù术
    jiā家
    kǎn坎
    kě坷
    ér而
    huī辉
    huáng煌
    de的
    yì一
    shēng生
    。
    This biography vividly depicts the artist's tumultuous and glorious life.
    nǐ你
    dú读
    guò过
    nà那
    běn本
    guān关
    yú于
    zhè这
    wèi位
    zhé哲
    xué学
    jiā家
    de的
    zuì最
    xīn新
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    ma吗
    ？
    Have you read the latest biography about this philosopher?
    tā他
    xiě写
    de的
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    bìng并
    fēi非
    wán完
    quán全
    kè客
    guān观
    ，
    chān掺
    zá杂
    le了
    bù不
    shǎo少
    gè个
    rén人
    guān观
    diǎn点
    。
    The biography he wrote is not entirely objective, as it incorporates many personal viewpoints.
    zhè这
    běn本
    zhuàn传
    jì记
    xiáng详
    xì细
    jì记
    lù录
    le了
    zhè这
    wèi位
    kē科
    xué学
    jiā家
    de的
    shēng生
    píng平
    。
    This biography provides a detailed account of the scientist's life.