(tōng guò) - to pass through; to pass (an exam/law); by means of, through in Mandarin
tōngguòTraditional: 通過
Translation
to pass through; to pass (an exam/law); by means of, through
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Word origin
A compound of 通 (tōng) 'to go through, open' and 過 (guò) 'to pass, to cross'. Both share the 辶 (movement) radical: 通 adds the phonetic 甬, and 過 adds the phonetic 咼. Together they mean to pass through, or 'by means of'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 通 (tōng, to pass through: 辶 + 甬) + 過 (guò, to cross: 辶 + 咼)
Stroke order
通
过
Examples
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He passed the exam.
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Through hard work, she achieved her dream.
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The bill has been passed.
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We keep in touch through phone calls.
通过 (tōng guò) has several related senses. As a verb it means to pass through physically, to pass an exam or test, or (in legislative contexts) to pass a motion or bill. As a preposition it means by means of or through: 通过练习 (through practice), 通过朋友认识 (get to know through a friend). The preposition use is very common and appears wherever English would use by or through to introduce a method.
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