通过

Character by character

• 通tōng11 strokesHSK 2pass through; common; communicate
• 过guò7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 過pass, pass through, go across

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 我没通过。

  Wǒ méi tōng guò

  I didn't pass.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 通过. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 过guòHSK 1

  to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

• 不过bù guòHSK 2

  only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)

• 过去guò qùHSK 2

  (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

• 过来guò láiHSK 2

  to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

• 经过jīng guòHSK 2

  to pass; to go through; process; course

• 过程guò chéngHSK 3

  course of events; process

• 超过chāo guòHSK 2

  to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip

• 通tōngHSK 2

  to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

• 通知tōng zhīHSK 2

  to notify; to inform; notice; notification

• 普通pǔ tōngHSK 2

  common; ordinary; general; average

• 错过cuò guòHSK 6

  to miss (train, opportunity etc)

• 交通jiāo tōngHSK 2

  to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

• 通常tōng chángHSK 3

  regular; usual; normal; usually; normally

• 只不过zhǐ bu guòHSK 5

  only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...

• 难过nán guòHSK 2

  to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

• 度过dù guòHSK 4

  to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through

• 通道tōng dàoHSK 6

  (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage

• 沟通gōu tōngHSK 5

  to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate

• 过分guò fènHSK 4

  excessive; undue; overly

• 通讯tōng xùnHSK 6

  communications; news story; dispatch

• 过度guò dùHSK 5

  excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue

• 路过lù guòHSK 6

  to pass by or through

• 过于guò yúHSK 5

  too much; excessively

• 通信tōng xìnHSK 3

  to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication