通 tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
通顺
tōngshùn
smooth and coherent
Characters in this word
顺 shùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这段译文意思基本准确，但句子不够通顺，需要重新润色。 Zhè duàn yìwén yìsi jīběn zhǔnquè, dàn jùzi bú gòu tōngshùn, xūyào chóngxīn rùnsè. The meaning of this translation is basically accurate, but the sentences are not smooth enough and need polishing.
- 他修改了几遍作文，文章终于变得通顺了。 Tā xiūgǎi le jǐ biàn zuòwén, wénzhāng zhōngyú biàn de tōngshùn le. After revising his composition several times, the writing finally became smooth.
- 只要句子通顺，意思清楚，这篇报道就可以了。 Zhǐyào jùzi tōngshùn, yìsi qīngchu, zhè piān bàodào jiù kěyǐ le. As long as the sentences are smooth and the meaning is clear, this report is acceptable.
Related words
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 普通 pǔtōng ordinary
- 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Standard Mandarin
- 通 tōng to be open; to connect
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 通知 tōngzhī to notify; notice
- 通常 tōngcháng usually
- 通信 tōngxìn communication; to correspond
- 通知书 tōngzhīshū written notice
- 沟通 gōutōng to communicate
- 流通 liútōng to circulate
- 通用 tōngyòng general use; universal