疏
通

To unblock in Chinese: 疏通 (shū tōng)

shū tōng

to unblock

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to unblock
  2. 2to dredge
  3. 3to clear the way
  4. 4to get things flowing
  5. 5to facilitate
  6. 6to mediate
  7. 7to lobby
  8. 8to explicate (a text)

Stroke order

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疏
通

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄨ

shū

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄊㄨㄥ

tōng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 疏通 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 工人正在疏通堵住的下水道。

    gōng rén zhèng zài shū tōng dǔ zhù de xià shuǐ dào。

    The workers are unclogging the blocked drain.

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Related words

通

tōng

to go through

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

沟通

gōu tōng

to join

通常

tōng cháng

regular

通讯

tōng xùn

communications

普通

pǔ tōng

common

通信

tōng xìn

to correspond (by letter etc)

流通

liú tōng

to circulate

通用

tōng yòng

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

不通

bù tōng

to be obstructed

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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