Chinese Traditional: 傳統
Chinese Simplified: 传统
Pinyin: chuan2 tong3
Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
English Meaning: 1. tradition, convention 2. traditional, conventional
Classifier: (xiang4) or (ge5)

Example Sentences:

按照中國的傳統,人們參加喪禮時會穿黑色或白色的衣服。
按照中国的传统,人们参加丧礼时会穿黑色或白色的衣服。
an4 zhao4 zhong1 guo2 de5 chuan2 tong3, ren2 men5 can1 jia1 sang1 li3 shi2 hui4 chuan1 hei1 se4 huo4 bai2 se4 de5 yi1 fu2.
According to Chinese tradition, people wear black or white clothes when they go to a funeral.
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Related Words:

 

chuán

1. to pass on, to transfer 2. to spread, to transmit, to circulate 3. to infect 4. to summon 5. to conduct (electricity) 6. to teach, to impart 7. to hand down, to pass down 8. to abdicate, to resign sovereign authority 9. to convey, to express

Here: to hand down, to pass down

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tǒng

1. to unite, to unify 2. all, together, whole 3. interconnected system 4. any tube-shaped part of an article of clothing 5. to govern, to command, to control

Here: interconnected system

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