passed down

/pæst daʊn/· verb (phrasal)

财经/商业B1

passed down
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Chinese meaning

代dài代dài相xiāng传chuán;被bèi传chuán承chéng下xià来lái

一yí代dài代dài传chuán下xià来lái、传chuán授shòu给gěi后hòu人rén

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这zhè些xiē理lǐ财cái铁tiě律lǜ被bèi当dàng作zuò正zhèng确què答dá案àn代dài代dài传chuán授shòu

Example

They were passed down from generation to generation, by parents, financial experts, and even schools as the “right” way to build wealth.

这zhè些xiē理lǐ财cái观guān念niàn代dài代dài相xiāng传chuán,由yóu父fù母mǔ、理lǐ财cái专zhuān家jiā甚shèn至zhì学xué校xiào灌guàn输shū,被bèi当dàng作zuò积jī累lěi财cái富fù的de「正zhèng确què」方fāng法fǎ。

Source: 24/7 Wall St. · 26 Jul 2026

Background ✎

文wén章zhāng讨tǎo论lùn一yī些xiē曾céng被bèi奉fèng为wéi圭guī臬niè的de理lǐ财cái铁tiě律lǜ如rú今jīn已yǐ经jīng过guò时shí,这zhè些xiē规guī则zé曾céng靠kào家jiā庭tíng、专zhuān家jiā和hé学xué校xiào代dài代dài相xiāng传chuán。

Roots · etymology

pass 源自古法语 passer(经过)+down 表方向

  • pass(传递) + down(往下/往后),短语动词

Collocations

  • passed down from generation to generation/passed down through the family/recipes passed down

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