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    Expressing "spread to" with 传到 (chuándào)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 传到 + 了 + Place

    Explanation

    传到 (chuándào) means "to spread to" or "to be transmitted to," describing the movement of ideas, culture, or objects from one place to another. For example, 茶文化传到了日本 means "tea culture spread to Japan."

    Examples

    • 中国的丝绸很早就传到了欧洲。

      Zhōngguó de sīchóu hěn zǎo jiù chuán dào le Ōuzhōu.

      Chinese silk was transmitted to Europe very early on.

    • 这个消息很快就传到了学校里。

      zhège xiāoxi hěn kuài jiù chuán dào le xuéxiào lǐ.

      The news quickly spread to the school.

    • 佛教大约在汉代传到了中国。

      Fójiào dàyuē zài Hàn dài chuán dào le Zhōngguó.

      Buddhism was transmitted to China around the Han dynasty.

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