Advertisement

Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

疏通 (shū tōng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0

Learn & Practice

Worksheet GeneratorCreate practice sheets for free

Learning Essentials

Home
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9
疏通

疏通 (shū tōng): Clear / unblock (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 疏通.

Stroke order animation for 疏通

86 learners have practiced this word

Practice writing 疏通 (shū tōng) with a free printable worksheet

HSK 3.0

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

Flashcard ReviewSRS review for HSK and custom decks

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

Download Worksheet

Download

2.

Character Breakdown

疏通 consists of 2 characters.

to dredge, to clear away, sparse

to pass through; to connect; to be open

Advertisement

Word Info

Pinyinshū tōng

Meaningclear / unblock

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word疏通

Advertisement

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

3.

How to Use 疏通 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 疏通 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith及时

jí及

shí时

shū疏

tōng通

neutral

unclog promptly

Verb + Object

shū疏

tōng通

guǎn管

dào道

neutral

unclog pipes

Verb + Complementwith一下

shū疏

tōng通

yī一

xià下

Subject + Verbwith交通

jiāo交

tōng通

shū疏

tōng通

4.

Example Sentences with 疏通

wǒ我

yòng用

shuǐ水

guǎn管

shū疏

tōng通

le了

shū疏

tōng通

guān关

xi系

informalSpoken

smooth out relationships

informal

Spoken

unclog a bit

formal

traffic clearance

xià下

shuǐ水

dào道

。

I used a water pipe to unclog the drain.

gōng工

rén人

zhèng正

zài在

shū疏

tōng通

dǔ堵

sè塞

de的

xià下

shuǐ水

dào道

。

The workers are clearing the blocked sewer.

xīn心

lǐ理

yī医

shēng生

bāng帮

zhù助

tā他

shū疏

tōng通

le了

jī积

yā压

duō多

nián年

de的

qíng情

gǎn感

zhàng障

ài碍

。

The psychologist helped him unblock the emotional barriers that had built up over many years.

nǐ你

néng能

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

rú如

hé何

shū疏

tōng通

tuán团

duì队

nèi内

bù部

jiāng僵

huà化

de的

gōu沟

tōng通

qú渠

dào道

ma吗

？

Can you tell me how to unblock the rigid communication channels within the team?

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

shū疏

tōng通

rén人

jì际

guān关

xì系

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

péng朋

yǒu友

hěn很

duō多

。

He often smooths out interpersonal relationships, so he has many friends.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

duō多

fāng方

nǔ努

lì力

，

tā他

men们

réng仍

wèi未

shū疏

tōng通

xiàng项

mù目

shěn审

pī批

de的

guān关

jiàn键

huán环

jié节

。

Despite efforts from multiple parties, they still haven't cleared the key stage of project approval.

tā他

xiān先

shū疏

tōng通

rén人

mài脉

，

zài再

zhěng整

hé合

zī资

yuán源

，

zuì最

zhōng终

cù促

chéng成

le了

hé合

zuò作

。

He first cleared the interpersonal connections, then integrated resources, and finally facilitated the cooperation.

wèi为

le了

shū疏

tōng通

jiāo交

tōng通

，

jiāo交

jǐng警

zài在

lù路

kǒu口

zhǐ指

huī挥

chē车

liàng辆

。

To ease the traffic flow, the traffic police directed vehicles at the intersection.

wǒ我

dé得

zhǎo找

gēn根

tiě铁

sī丝

lái来

shū疏

tōng通

yí一

xià下

chú厨

fáng房

shuǐ水

chí池

de的

pái排

shuǐ水

kǒu口

。

I need to find a piece of wire to unclog the drain of the kitchen sink.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 疏通.

Words with 疏

生疏shēng shūHSK 6
疏忽shū huHSK 6
疏远shū yuǎnHSK 6
疏导shū dǎoHSK 7-9
疏散shū sànHSK 7-9
疏浚shū jùn

Words with 通

交通jiāo tōngHSK 4
普通pǔ tōngHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
通过tōng guòHSK 4
普通话pǔ tōng huàHSK 4
开通kāi tōngHSK 5
沟通gōu tōngHSK 5
通常tōng chángHSK 5