Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

truyền

[t͡ɕwiən˨˩]

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to pass to

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

truyền đạt cho

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

truyền tinto pass information or intelligence to

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Sources & notes

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to pass down to

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

truyền lại cho

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

truyền lại cho con cháuto pass down to future generations

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “truyền” mean?

(verb) to pass to

Is “truyền” formal or informal?

truyền is generally formal.