<p><a href="http://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&amp;id=89607">朱熹四書章句集注</a> 「傳，謂受之於師。習，謂熟之於己。」 </p>

<p>So <code>傳</code> means what you've received from your Master. James Legge's translation seems right.</p>

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<p>In Analects, chapter 4,
「吾日三省吾身
為人謀而不忠乎？
與朋友交而不信乎？
傳不習乎？」</p>

<p>I would translate it: Master Ceng said: everyday I check three things in myself:
do I plan my behavior without loyalty? do I make friends without confidence/trust (or deserving confidence - sincerity)? <strong>do I propagate (disseminate) the Practice</strong>.</p>

<p>James Legge (who is extremely competent in it) translates the last lines differently: <strong>whether I may have not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher.</strong></p>

<p>Am I wrong that 傳 is about dissemination?</p>

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OT: We taught 論語 back then when I was in school (9th grade). This line is my favorite and I still remember it decades later!! :)
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meaning of 傳 in 傳不習乎?
# meaning of 傳 in 傳不習乎?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-30)

In Analects, chapter 4,
「吾日三省吾身
為人謀而不忠乎？
與朋友交而不信乎？
傳不習乎？」

I would translate it: Master Ceng said: everyday I check three things in myself:
do I plan my behavior without loyalty? do I make friends without confidence/trust (or deserving confidence - sincerity)? **do I propagate (disseminate) the Practice**.

James Legge (who is extremely competent in it) translates the last lines differently: **whether I may have not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher.**

Am I wrong that 傳 is about dissemination?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: OT: We taught 論語 back then when I was in school (9th grade). This line is my favorite and I still remember it decades later!! :)  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-30. Score: 8

[朱熹四書章句集注](http://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&id=89607) 「傳，謂受之於師。習，謂熟之於己。」

So `傳` means what you've received from your Master. James Legge's translation seems right.


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