HSK 4 · Verbs

通过 tōngguò “to pass through” in Chinese

Traditional 通過

What 通过 means

  1. to pass through
  2. to get through
  3. to adopt (a resolution)
  4. to pass (legislation)
  5. to pass (a test)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • by means of
  • through
  • via

How to say 通过

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale通tōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale过guò4th tone, falling

通过 in a sentence

  1. 好好努力，你就能通过考试。

    Hǎohǎo nǔlì, nǐ jiù néng tōngguò kǎoshì.

    Work hard and you’ll pass the exam.

    Sentence #334668 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我通过运动来缓解压力。

    Wǒ tōngguò yùndòng lái huǎnjiě yālì.

    I relieve stress through exercise.

    Sentence #9956961 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他移开，让卡车通过。

    Tā yíkāi, ràng kǎchē tōngguò.

    He moved aside to let the truck through.

    Sentence #333792 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 通过 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 通 (tōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
通tōngto go through
  • 甬path · tǒngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 甬 (tǒng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tōng.

The character 过 (guò) with each of its parts in a different colour
过guòto cross
  • 寸inch · cùn
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 咼 () hints at the sound. Compare it with guò.

Memory aidWalking 辶 past: to pass, to cross. In the full form 過, 咼 (guō) gave the sound.

How to write 通过

通 10 strokes · 过 6 strokes

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通过 (tōngguò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 通过 (tōngguò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 通过

Words with 通

通tōng · to go through通知tōngzhī · to notify交通jiāotōng · traffic普通话pǔtōnghuà · Mandarin沟通gōutōng · to communicate通常tōngcháng · regular畅通chàngtōng · unimpeded通俗tōngsú · popular通用tōngyòng · in common use精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in

Words with 过

过guò · to pass过年guònián · to celebrate the Chinese New Year过来guòlái · to come over难过nánguò · be grieved过去guòqù · in the past经过jīngguò · to pass过节guòjié · to celebrate a festival超过chāoguò · to surpass过程guòchéng · course of events不过búguò · but

More words: Common Verbs

提tí · to carry提供tígōng · to offer停tíng · to stop提前tíqián · to bring forward推tuī · to push推迟tuīchí · to postpone脱tuō · to shed网球wǎngqiú · tennis

FAQs

通过 (tōngguò) means “to pass through” or “to get through”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it tōngguò: tōng with a 1st tone, then guò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 通过 is written 通過. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tongguo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 通过 from the suggestions. Typing tongguo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
通过 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.