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哄传

/ hòng chuán / 
Strokes

Definition

coax

Example

As a Verb

(of rumours) circulate widely

1
Tā
他
érzi
儿子
bèi
被
dàibǔ
逮捕
de
的
shì
事
bùjiǔ
不久
jiù
就
zài
在
gōngchǎng
工厂
lǐ
里
hòng
哄
chuánkāi
传开
le
了
  
。

It was not long before the arrest of his son was widely known throughout the factory. / News of his son's arrest soon spread throughout the factory.