Correct
一传十,十传百
/ yī chuán shí shí chuán bǎi /
Strokes
Collocation
1
一传十,十传百,事情马上被人知道了
2
这消息一传十,十传百,很快传开了
Definition
一传十,十传百:
Literally means:
(of news or rumors) spread from one to ten, from ten to one hundred
Actually means:
spread from mouth to mouth, from group to group, each of whom in turn passes on the news to ten other persons, and as a result one hundred persons are informed. It describes how fast news spread.
一个人把消息告诉十个人,这十个人又分别把消息再告诉十个人,于是有一百个人知道了这个消息。形容消息传播得很快。
Example
Used as predicate or as a minor sentence. (作谓语、小句)
1
Yī
一
tīngshuō
听说
liùshí
六十
suì
岁
de
的
wáng
王
lǎotóu
老头
yào
要
jiéhūn
结婚
,
cūnlǐ
村里
de
的
rén
人
yī
一
chuán
传
shí
十
,
shí
十
chuán
传
bǎi
百
,
bùdào
不到
bàn
半
ge
个
xiǎoshí
小时
,
jiù
就
lái
来
le
了
xǔduō
许多
rén
人
zhǎo
找
tā
他
tǎo
讨
xǐtáng
喜糖
chī
吃
。
Upon hearing that the 60-year-old wang old man was getting married, the people of the village passed on ten, ten and a hundred, and in less than half an hour, many people came to him to please the sugar.
2
Wǒ
我
bǎ
把
yào
要
cízhí
辞职
de
的
shì
事
gàosù
告诉
tā
她
yǐhòu
以后
,
yīchuán
一传
shí
十
,
shí
十
chuán
传
bǎi
百
,
quán
全
gōngsī
公司
de
的
rén
人
mǎshàng
马上
dōu
都
zhīdào
知道
le
了
。
I told her about the resignation, a ten, ten hundred, the whole company immediately know.
3
Yào
要
dào
到
tā
他
yào
要
dào
到
àoyùnhuì
奥运会
cānjiā
参加
bǐsài
比赛
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
yīchuán
一传
shí
十
,
shí
十
chuán
传
bǎi
百
,
hěnkuài
很快
jiù
就
zài
在
lǎojiā
老家
chuánkāi
传开
le
了
。
The news that he was going to the Olympic Games to participate in the Competition spread ten, ten hundred, and soon spread in his hometown.