通用 tōng yòng ㄊㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ tung1 jung6 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5
- to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
- to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
- (of two or more things) interchangeable
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通
- 不通 bù tōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bat1 tung1 to be obstructed
- 交通 jiāo tōng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ gaau1 tung1 to be connected
- 卡通 kǎ tōng ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ kaa1 tung1 cartoon (loanword)
- 打通 dǎ tōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ daa2 tung1 to open access
- 接通 jiē tōng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄨㄥ zip3 tung1 to connect
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- 拨通 撥通 bō tōng ㄅㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ but6 tung1 to get through to sb on the phone
- 普通 pǔ tōng ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ pou2 tung1 common
- 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄥ coeng3 tung1 unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
- 流通 liú tōng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥ lau4 tung1 to circulate; to distribute
- 沟通 溝通 gōu tōng ㄍㄡ ㄊㄨㄥ kau1 tung1 to join; to connect; to link up
- 疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 to unblock
- 相通 xiāng tōng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ soeng1 tung1 interlinked
- 精通 jīng tōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ zing1 tung1 to be proficient in
- 变通 變通 biàn tōng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bin3 tung1 pragmatic
- 贯通 貫通 guàn tōng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gun3 tung1 to link up
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 通信 tōng xìn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tung1 seon3 to correspond (by letter, email etc)
- 通告 tōng gào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ tung1 gou3 to announce; to give notice
- 通报 通報 tōng bào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˋ tung1 bou3 to inform
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
用
- 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
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- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 备用 備用 bèi yòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ bei6 jung6 reserve
- 雇用 僱用 gù yòng ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ gu3 jung6 to employ; to hire
- 公用 gōng yòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ gung1 jung6 public
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 家用 jiā yòng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄥˋ gaa1 jung6 home-use
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 专用 專用 zhuān yòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄩㄥˋ zyun1 jung6 special
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
- 慢用 màn yòng ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ maan6 jung6 same as 慢慢吃
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply
- 采用 採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
Idioms with these characters
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 博识多通 博識多通 bó shí duō tōng ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ bok3 sik1 do1 tung1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
- 串通一气 串通一氣 chuàn tōng yī qì ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄑㄧˋ cyun3 tung1 jat1 hei3 to act in collusion (idiom)
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- 狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1 (idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
- 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
- 互通有无 互通有無 hù tōng yǒu wú ㄏㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˊ wu6 tung1 jau5 mou4 (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back
- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 钱可通神 錢可通神 qián kě tōng shén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄕㄣˊ cin4 ho2 tung1 san4 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
- 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ jung4 wui6 gun3 tung1 (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
- 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ san4 tung1 gwong2 daai6 (idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 刚愎自用 剛愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
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- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ fun1 daa2 zaak3 jung6 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
- 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ loeng6 coi4 luk6 jung6 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
- 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6 (idiom) to live frugally
- 无所用心 無所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ mou4 so2 jung6 sam1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
- 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ jin6 hok6 jin6 jung6 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
- 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄥˋ hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6 (idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
Example sentences
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在 商朝 ， 贝 貝 朋 为 為 通用 货币 貨幣 。
Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.
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英语 英語 是 很 多国 多國 家 通用 的 语言 語言 。
English is spoken in a lot of countries.
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英语 英語 是 一种 一種 全世界 通用 的 语言 語言 。
English is a language spoken all over the world.
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英语 英語 现 現 已 成为 成為 世界 上 许多 許多 国家 國家 的 通用语 通用語 言 了 。
English has now become the common language of several nations in the world.
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