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通过 (tōng guò): By means of (Preposition, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 4
1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

通 • tōng • to pass through; to connect; to be open
tōng通

to pass through; to connect; to be open

Word Info

Pinyintōng guò
Meaningby means of; through; via
Characters2
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过 • guò • to celebrate (a birthday) • HSK 2.0 L2
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guò过

to celebrate (a birthday)

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 通过.

  • 发生fā shēnghappen
  • 打针dǎ zhēngive/have an injection
  • 厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
  • 出生chū shēngbirth; to be born
  • 不得不bù dé bùto have to
  • 打印dǎ yìnprint
  • 方式fāng shìway; fashion; pattern
  • 答案dá ànanswer
  • 反对fǎn duìto fight against; to opposed to something
  • 餐厅cān tīngcanteen
  • 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight
  • 差不多chà bu duōalmost
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 通过.

Words with 通
  • 交通jiāo tōngtransport; traffic
  • 普通pǔ tōngcommon
  • 通知tōng zhīnotify
  • 普通话
pǔ tōng huà
Standard Chinese [language]
  • 开通kāi tōngto 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 tōngto communicate; link up; connect
  • 通常tōng chánggeneral; usual; normal
  • 通行tōng xíngto go through
    • Words with 过
    • 过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
    • 过来guò laito come over
    • 经过jīng guòpass through
    • 过去guò qu(in the) past
    • 过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival
    • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
    • 不过bú guòhowever
    • 超过chāo guòexceed
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    tōng guò(tong guo)
    1. [preposition/verb]by means of; through; via[HSK4]
    2. [verb/preposition]by means of; through; via[HSK 3.0 · L4]
    5.

    How to Use 通过 in Sentences

    Preposition + Nounwith努力
    tōng通
    guò过
    nǔ努
    lì力
    neutral
    through hard work
    Adverb + Verbwith顺利
    shùn顺
    lì利
    tōng通
    guò过
    Verb + Objectwith考试
    tōng通
    guò过
    kǎo考
    shì试
    Verb + Complementwith不了
    tōng通
    guò过
    bù不
    liǎo了
    6.

    Example Sentences with 通过

    wǒ我
    tōng通
    guò过
    péng朋
    you友
    zhǎo找
    neutral
    pass smoothly
    neutral
    pass an exam
    informal
    Spoken
    cannot pass
    dào到
    le了
    zhè这
    fèn份
    gōng工
    zuò作
    。
    I found this job through a friend.
    wǒ我
    men们
    tōng通
    guò过
    shì视
    pín频
    huì会
    yì议
    jiě解
    jué决
    le了
    zhè这
    ge个
    jì技
    shù术
    nán难
    tí题
    。
    We solved this technical problem through a video conference.
    nǐ你
    shì是
    tōng通
    guò过
    shén什
    me么
    qú渠
    dào道
    liǎo了
    jiě解
    dào到
    zhè这
    ge个
    huó活
    dòng动
    de的
    ？
    Through what channel did you learn about this event?
    tā他
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    tōng通
    guò过
    jiǎn简
    dān单
    de的
    mó模
    fǎng仿
    lái来
    xué学
    xí习
    yǔ语
    yán言
    。
    He did not learn the language through simple imitation.
    tōng通
    guò过
    yuè阅
    dú读
    hé和
    lǚ旅
    xíng行
    ，
    tā她
    kāi开
    kuò阔
    le了
    zì自
    jǐ己
    de的
    shì视
    yě野
    。
    Through reading and traveling, she broadened her horizons.