How to say “pass through” in Chinese
pass through, connect; through
“Pass through” in Chinese is 通, tōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
通 is read tōng. 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 “通”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 通. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我只是一个普通人wǒzhǐshìyígepǔtōngrénI'm just an ordinary person.
- 这个城市的交通很方便zhègechéngshìdejiāotōnghěnfāngbiànGetting around this city is easy.
- 她的普通话很标准tādepǔtōnghuàhěnbiāozhǔnHer Putonghua is very standard.
- 你的普通话说得真标准！nǐdepǔtōnghuàshuōdezhēnbiāozhǔnYour Putonghua is so standard!
- 我收到了使馆的通知wǒshōudàoleshǐguǎndetōngzhīI got a notice from the embassy.
- 我把通知转发给大家了wǒbǎtōngzhīzhuǎnfāgěidàjiāleI forwarded the notice to everyone.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Radio and news”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pass through” in Chinese?
“Pass through” in Chinese is 通, pinyin tōng.
What does 通 mean?
通 (tōng) means “pass through, connect; through”.
How do you write 通?
通 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 通?
通 is read tōng. Tones: tōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pass through” in the lesson “Radio and news”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. 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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