透
彻

Penetrating in Chinese: 透彻 (tòu chè)

tòu chè

penetrating

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 透徹1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1penetrating; thorough; incisive

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透
彻

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ㄊㄡˋ

tòu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄜˋ

chè

ㄔ/ chㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

透彻

Simplified

透徹

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师把这个问题讲得很透彻。

    lǎo shī bǎ zhè ge wèn tí jiǎng dé hěn tòu chè。

    The teacher explained this problem very thoroughly.

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Related words

透

tòu

(bound form) to penetrate

彻底

chè dǐ

thorough

透明

tòu míng

transparent

透露

tòu lù

to leak out

彻夜

chè yè

the whole night

贯彻

guàn chè

to implement

渗透

shèn tòu

(lit. and fig.) to permeate

透过

tòu guò

to pass through

透气

tòu qì

to flow freely (of air)

透支

tòu zhī

(banking) to overdraw

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