传
真

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The word 传真 is formed by combining the character 传, meaning "to transmit" or "to convey", with the character 真, meaning "true" or "genuine". Together, they literally denote "transmitting truth" or "transmitting reality", which directly describes the function of a fax machine or facsimile that sends an exact copy of a document.

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请把这份文件传真过去。

Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn chuánzhēn guòqù.

Please fax this document over.

我昨天用传真机发了一份合同。

Wǒ zuótiān yòng chuánzhēnjī fāle yī fèn hétong.

I sent a contract using the fax machine yesterday.

由于网络故障，我们只能通过传真联系。

Yóuyú wǎngluò gùzhàng, wǒmen zhǐ néng tōngguò chuánzhēn liánxì.

Due to network issues, we can only contact via fax.

传真件的法律效力有时等同于原件。

Chuánzhēn jiàn de fǎlǜ xiàolì yǒushí děngtóng yú yuánjiàn.

The legal validity of a faxed document is sometimes equal to that of the original.

在数字时代，传统传真业务已逐渐被电子邮件取代。

Zài shùzì shídài, chuántǒng chuánzhēn yèwù yǐ zhújiàn bèi diànzǐ yóujiàn qǔdài.

In the digital age, traditional fax services have gradually been replaced by email.

Word Definition - 传真

chuán zhēn to fax; a fax; (literary) to portray vividly in painting

Individual Character Details

传 chuán, zhuàn
真 zhēn