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开通 (kāi tōng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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开通 (kāi tōng): To open (a new road or railway line) (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

开通 consists of 2 characters.

to switch on; open

to pass through; to connect; to be open

Example Sentences with 开通

qǐng请

bǎ把

chuāng窗

hù户

chǎng敞

kāi开

tōng通

fēng风

。

Please open the window for ventilation

Zhè这

tiáo条

xīn新

de的

dì地

tiě铁

xiàn线

lù路

jiāng将

zài

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

xīn新

gōng公

yù寓

de的

rán燃

qì气

gōng

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hǎo好

xiāo消

xī息

shì是

，

xīn新

kāi开

在

xià下

gè个

yuè月

kāi开

tōng通

。

This new subway line will open next month.

供

yìng应

yǐ已

jīng经

kāi开

tōng通

le了

ma吗

？

Are you sure the natural gas supply for the new apartment has been activated?

tōng通

de的

háng航

xiàn线

néng能

ràng让

wǒ我

men们

zhí直

dá达

dōng东

jīng京

。

The good news is that the newly opened flight route allows us to fly directly to Tokyo.

zhè这

tiáo条

xīn新

kāi开

tōng通

de的

dì地

tiě铁

xiàn线

lù路

guàn贯

tōng通

le了

chéng城

shì市

de的

nán南

běi北

liǎng两

duān端

ma吗

？

Does this newly opened subway line connect the north and south ends of the city?

xiàn现

zài在

hěn很

duō多

méi媒

tǐ体

dōu都

kāi开

tōng通

le了

duǎn短

shì视

pín频

zhàng账

hào号

lái来

xī吸

yǐn引

nián年

qīng轻

guān观

zhòng众

。

Nowadays, many media outlets have opened short video accounts to attract young audiences.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 开通.

Words with 开

开始kāi shǐHSK 2
离开lí kāiHSK 3
开心kāi xīnHSK 4
开玩笑kāi wán xiàoHSK 4
公开gōng kāi
分开fēn kāi
召开zhào kāi
展开zhǎn kāi

Words with 通

交通jiāo tōngHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
通过tōng guòHSK 4
普通话pǔ tōng huàHSK 4
不通bù tōng
卡通kǎ tōng
变通biàn tōng
打通dǎ tōng