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疏通

shū tōng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

疏通 (shū tōng) means "to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 疏通 means

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

The characters in 疏通

• 疏shūto dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert

Words starting with 疏通

• 疏通费shū tōng fèifacilitation payment; bribe

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shū tōng correctly.
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