流传 meaning in English
spread; circulate; hand down; pass current [on]: 流传后世 hand down to generations; 从祖先流传下来的风俗 the custom handed down to us from our ancestors; 这个故事在人民中流传。 the story circulates among the people. 这一思想已象格言一样广为流传。 the idea has acquired a proverbial currency
Examples
- The rumor percolated through the firm .
那谣言在公司里慢慢流传开来。 - Mozart is dead but his music lives on .
莫扎特人已死，但他的音乐作品却万世流传。 - There is always a standing gag in his company .
他的连队里一直流传着一句老笑话。 - The news has spread far and wide .
消息流传很广。 - The rumor was going about .
谣言流传开来。