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不通
不通
(bù tōng): To be obstructed (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù
不
not; no
通 • tōng • to pass through; to connect; to be open • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
tōng
通
to pass through; to connect; to be open
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不通.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
通
交通
jiāo tōng
transport; traffic
普通
pǔ tōng
common
通知
tōng zhī
notify
通过
tōng guò
by means of; through; via
普通话
pǔ tōng huà
Standard Chinese [language]
开通
kāi tōng
to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
沟通
gōu tōng
to communicate; link up; connect
通常
tōng cháng
general; usual; normal
4.
Example Sentences with 不通
yǔ
语
yán
言
bù
不
tōng
通
chéng
成
le
了
jiāo
交
liú
流
de
的
hé
阂
ài
碍
。
Language barrier became an obstacle to communication.
zhè
这
tiáo
条
lù
路
bù
不
tōng
通
，
wǒ
我
men
们
yào
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
xué
学
xí
习
guò
过
biān
编
zhī
织
，
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
shè
涉
zú
足
guò
过
xíng
行
zhèng
政
lǐng
tā
他
suī
虽
rán
然
shì
是
zhī
知
shi
识
fēn
分
zǐ
子
，
要
rào
绕
xíng
行
。
This road is blocked, we need to detour.
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
duì
对
cǐ
此
yí
一
qiào
窍
bù
不
tōng
通
。
He has never learned to weave, so he knows nothing about it.
领
yù
域
，
duì
对
cǐ
此
yí
一
qiào
窍
bù
不
tōng
通
。
He has never been involved in the field of administration and knows nothing about it.
què
却
duì
对
rén
人
qíng
情
shì
世
gù
故
yí
一
qiào
窍
bù
不
tōng
通
。
Although he is an intellectual, he knows nothing about worldly wisdom.
