# 传闻 (chuánwén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 传闻 (chuánwén) means “rumor; hearsay; to be rumored”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: rumor; hearsay; to be rumored
- Pinyin: chuánwén (chuan2 wen2)
- Traditional: 傳聞
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大家不要轻易相信那些传闻。
  Dàjiā búyào qīngyì xiāngxìn nàxiē chuánwén.
  Everyone shouldn't easily believe those rumors.

## Characters

- [传](https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-pass-on/) (chuán): to pass on; to spread
- [闻](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-hear/) (wén): to hear; news

https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-wen-rumor/

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