传统

chuán tǒng

HSK 5

Meaning

世代相传的、具有特点的社会因素，如思想、文化、道德、风俗、艺术、制度等。

Social factors that are handed down from generation to generation, such as ideas, culture, morality, customs, art, and institutions.

作为名词指代传统本身；作为形容词修饰传统相关的事物。

Used as a noun to refer to tradition itself; used as an adjective to modify things related to tradition.

1 我们应该尊重中国的传统节日。 (We should respect China's traditional festivals.)
2 这种传统工艺已经流传了上千年。 (This traditional craft has been passed down for thousands of years.)
3 他家一直保持着节俭的传统。 (His family has always maintained the tradition of frugality.)
4 传统并不等于落后，它蕴含着智慧。 (Tradition is not equal to backwardness; it contains wisdom.)
5 在现代化进程中，我们也要保护传统建筑。 (In the process of modernization, we must also protect traditional buildings.)

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