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TOPIK 5verb

전승되다

jeonseungdoeda

전승돼요 · 전승됐어요 · 전승될 거예요 · 전승된 (+noun)

to be handed down, to be passed on (traditions)

Example

이 민요는 수백 년 동안 입에서 입으로 전승되었어요.

This folk song has been handed down by word of mouth for hundreds of years.

Word parts

전 transmit승 receive

Literally 'transmitted and received' across generations.

Good to know

전수 is for skills given to a person; 전승 is for traditions carried through generations.