How to say “communicate” in Chinese
communicate, find common ground
“Communicate” in Chinese is 沟通, gōu tōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
沟通 is read gōu tōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 勾 gōu hints at the sound. 沟通 — “dig a channel through”, to find common ground.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. Inside, 甬 — as in 痛 tòng and 桶 tǒng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “沟通”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 沟通. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我跟他很难沟通wǒgēntāhěnnángōutōngIt's hard for me to find common ground with him.
- 他掌握了很多沟通技巧tāzhǎngwòlehěnduōgōutōngjìqiǎoHe has mastered many communication techniques.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “communicate” in Chinese?
“Communicate” in Chinese is 沟通, pinyin gōutōng.
What does 沟通 mean?
沟通 (gōutōng) means “communicate, find common ground”.
How do you write 沟通?
沟通 is 2 characters: 沟 (gōu) — ditch, trench; 通 (tōng) — go through; connect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 沟通?
沟通 is read gōutōng. Tones: gōu — first tone, tōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“communicate” in the lesson “Don't interrupt!”
This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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