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失传 (shī chuán): Be lost to posterity / become extinct (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

失传 consists of 2 characters.

to lose; to miss; to fail

to transmit, to pass on, to spread

How to Use 失传 in Sentences

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Verb + Objectwith防止

fáng防

zhǐ止

shī失

chuán传

neutral

prevent from being lost

Adverb + Verbwith濒临

bīn濒

lín临

shī失

chuán传

Verb + Complementwith已久

shī失

chuán传

yǐ已

jiǔ久

Subject + Verbwith技艺

jì技

yì艺

shī失

chuán传

Example Sentences with 失传

zhè这

ge个

shǒu手

yì艺

shī失

chuán传

le了

formal

on the verge of being lost

formal

lost for a long time

formal

lost skill/technique

。

This craft has been lost.

zhè这

zhǒng种

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

niàng酿

zào造

jì技

yì艺

ruò若

zài再

bú不

jì记

lù录

，

kǒng恐

pà怕

zhēn真

yào要

shī失

chuán传

le了

。

If this ancient brewing technique is not documented soon, it will likely be lost to posterity.

zhuān专

jiā家

men们

zhèng正

jié竭

lì力

qiǎng抢

jiù救

nà那

xiē些

bīn濒

lín临

shī失

chuán传

de的

fāng方

yán言

zī资

liào料

。

Experts are making every effort to rescue dialect materials that are on the verge of extinction.

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nà那

běn本

gǔ古

shū书

de的

nèi内

róng容

yǐ已

jīng经

shī失

chuán传

，

méi没

rén人

zhī知

dào道

xiě写

le了

shén什

me么

。

The content of that ancient book has been lost, and no one knows what was written.

nán难

dào道

zhè这

xiē些

zhēn珍

guì贵

de的

mín民

jiān间

yì

zhǐ只

yào要

chuán传

chéng承

rén人

zài在

，

zhè这

mén门

jué

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

chuán传

chéng承

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

chuán

jìn尽

guǎn管

cǎi采

qǔ取

le了

bǎo保

hù护

cuò措

shī施

艺

shù术

jiù就

rèn任

yóu由

tā它

men们

shī失

chuán传

ma吗

？

Should we really allow these precious folk arts to become extinct?

绝

jì技

jiù就

bú不

huì会

qīng轻

yì易

shī失

chuán传

。

As long as the inheritor is present, this unique skill will not be easily lost.

传

tǒng统

wǔ舞

dǎo蹈

miàn面

lín临

shī失

chuán传

de的

wēi危

xiǎn险

。

Due to a lack of inheritance, this traditional dance is at risk of being lost.

，

bù部

fen分

kǒu口

shù述

lì历

shǐ史

réng仍

bù不

kě可

bì避

miǎn免

dì地

shī失

chuán传

le了

。

Despite protective measures, some oral histories have inevitably been lost to posterity.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 失传.

Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shī
丧失sàng shī
失业shī yè
失事shī shì
失利shī lì
失去shī qù

Words with 传

传真chuán zhēnHSK 4
传播chuán bōHSK 5
传染chuán rǎnHSK 5
传统chuán tǒngHSK 5
传说chuán shuōHSK 5
上传shàng chuán
传人chuán rén
传出chuán chū