ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.pass (through); traverse; get past; cross

    • mén kāi le rén men kāi shǐ xú xú tōng guò

      人们开始通过

      The doors opened and people started filtering through.

    • dào lù tài zhǎi qì chē wú fǎ tōng guò

      道路汽车无法通过

      The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass.

    • tā bù xíng tōng guò le hǎi guān

      步行通过海关

      He walked through customs.

    • tōng guò chéng zhèn

      通过城镇

      pass through a city

  • 2

    prep.by; by means of; through; by way of

    • zhè cì yǎn jiǎng shì tōng guò wèi xīng bō fàng de

      演讲通过卫星播放

      The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.

    • guāng tōng guò léng jìng shí chǎn shēng zhé shè

      通过棱镜产生折射

      Light is refracted when passed through a prism.

    • zhà dàn tōng guò yáo kòng yǐn bào

      炸弹通过遥控

      The bomb was detonated by remote control.

    • tōng guò fān yì jiāo tán

      通过翻译交谈

      talk through translation

  • 3

    v.adopt; carry; (of a motion, bill, etc.) pass; endorse

    • tōng guò fǎ lǜ fǎ guī

      通过法律法规

      pass a law

    • gāi tí àn yǐ sì fēn zhī sān de duō shù piào tōng guò

      提案多数通过

      The motion was carried by a majority of three fourths of the votes.

  • 4

    v.ask the consent/approval (of somebody); ask for approval

    • tōng guò lǐng dǎo

      通过领导

      be approved by the authorities

Word usage

  • "通" and "过" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 如果考试

      If you fail to pass the exam, you'll have to wait another year.

    • 安全检查

      Can you pass the security check?