HSK 6 · Verbs

转达 zhuǎndá “to pass on” in Chinese

Traditional 轉達

What 转达 means

  1. to pass on
  2. to convey
  3. to communicate

How to say 转达

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale转zhuǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale达dá2nd tone, rising

转达 in a sentence

  1. 请替我向你父母转达问候。

    Qǐng tì wǒ xiàng nǐ fùmǔ zhuǎndá wènhòu.

    Please pass on my regards to your parents.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我会把你的意见转达给经理。

    Wǒ huì bǎ nǐ de yìjiàn zhuǎndá gěi jīnglǐ.

    I’ll pass your comments on to the manager.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 转达 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 转 (zhuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
转zhuǎnto turn
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 专concentrated · zhuānSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 专 (zhuān) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuǎn.

The character 达 (dá) with each of its parts in a different colour
达dáto attain
  • 大big · dàSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 大 (dà) hints at the sound. Compare it with dá.

How to write 转达

转 8 strokes · 达 6 strokes

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转达 (zhuǎndá) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 转达 (zhuǎndá). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 转达

Words with 转

转zhuǎn · to turn转告zhuǎngào · to pass on转变zhuǎnbiàn · to change扭转niǔzhuǎn · to turn around旋转xuánzhuǎn · to rotate转移zhuǎnyí · to transfer周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover转让zhuǎnràng · to transfer (ownership)转折zhuǎnzhé · turning point

Words with 达

表达biǎodá · to express达到dádào · to reach到达dàodá · to reach发达fādá · well-developed传达chuándá · to convey达成dáchéng · to reach (an agreement)雷达léidá · radar抵达dǐdá · to arrive

More words: Thinking & Talking

斟酌zhēnzhuó · to deliberate致辞zhìcí · to give a speech (formal)指示zhǐshì · to instruct指责zhǐzé · to criticise嘱咐zhǔfù · to instruct着想zhuóxiǎng · to consider (the needs of)着重zhuózhòng · to emphasise注重zhùzhòng · to emphasise

FAQs

转达 (zhuǎndá) means “to pass on” or “to convey”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhuǎndá: zhuǎn with a 3rd tone, then dá with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 转达 is written 轉達. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuanda with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 转达 from the suggestions. Typing zhuanda into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
转达 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.