How to say “activate” in Chinese
activate (a service); open (a line)
“Activate” in Chinese is 开通, kāi tōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开通 is read kāi 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, 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 “开通”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开通. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想开通网上银行wǒxiǎngkāitōngwǎngshangyínhángI'd like to activate online banking.
More words from the lesson “Accounts and deposits”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “activate” in Chinese?
“Activate” in Chinese is 开通, pinyin kāitōng.
What does 开通 mean?
开通 (kāitōng) means “activate (a service); open (a line)”.
How do you write 开通?
开通 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 通 (tōng) — go through; connect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开通?
开通 is read kāitōng. Tones: kāi — first tone, tōng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“activate” in the lesson “Accounts and deposits”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” 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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