Usage note
传播表示扩散给更多人知道。
chuán bō biǎo shì kuò sàn gěi gèng duō rén zhī dào。
传播 means to spread to more people.
Context note
传播常用于知识、信息和疾病。
chuán bō cháng yòng yú zhī shi 、 xìn xī hé jí bìng。
It is often used with knowledge, information, and disease.
5 examples
知识可以传播。
zhī shi kě yǐ chuán bō。
Knowledge can spread.
消息很快传播开来。
xiāo xī hěn kuài chuán bō kāi lái。
The news spread quickly.
病毒会传播。
bìng dú huì chuán bō。
Viruses can spread.
老师在传播好习惯。
lǎo shī zài chuán bō hǎo xí guàn。
The teacher is spreading good habits.
这个故事传播很广。
zhè ge gù shì chuán bō hěn guǎng。
This story spread widely.
5 mini stories
好的消息在学校里传播开了。
hǎo de xiāo xī zài xué xiào lǐ chuán bō kāi le。
Good news spread in the school.
知识传播能帮助更多人。
zhī shi chuán bō néng bāng zhù gèng duō rén。
The spread of knowledge can help more people.
他喜欢传播正能量。
tā xǐ huan chuán bō zhèng néng liàng。
He likes to spread positive energy.
老师讲了如何防止疾病传播。
lǎo shī jiǎng le rú hé fáng zhǐ jí bìng chuán bō。
The teacher explained how to prevent disease from spreading.
这个方法很快传播到了别的地方。
zhè ge fāng fǎ hěn kuài chuán bō dào le bié de dì fāng。
This method quickly spread to other places.
Mini dialogue
好消息
A
我们怎么传播这个好消息呢？
Wǒmen zěnme chuánbō zhège hǎo xiāoxi ne?
How do we spread this good news?
B
我们可以用学校的广播来传播。
Wǒmen kěyǐ yòng xuéxiào de guǎngbō lái chuánbō.
We can use the school broadcast to spread it.
种子旅行
A
蒲公英的种子靠什么传播？
Púgōngyīng de zhǒngzi kào shénme chuánbō?
How do dandelion seeds spread?
B
风会帮助它们传播到很远的地方。
Fēng huì bāngzhù tāmen chuánbō dào hěn yuǎn de dìfang.
The wind helps spread them to faraway places.
Related words and contrasts
similar
扩散
kuòsàn
to spread out; to diffuse
Often used for smells, gases, or news spreading in all directions.
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流传
liúchuán
to circulate; to spread (of stories, rumors)
Used when stories or information pass from person to person over time.
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散布
sànbù
to scatter; to disseminate
Can imply spreading something widely, sometimes with a negative sense (rumors).