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通行

tōng xíng

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

通行 (tōng xíng) means "to go through; to pass through; to be in general use". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 通行 means

1. to go through; to pass through
2. to be in general use

The characters in 通行

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Example sentences

• 靠右侧通行。
  Kào yòucè tōngxíng.
  Keep to the right.
• 地铁在地下通行。
  Subways run under the ground.
• 这条路太窄汽车无法通行。
  Zhè tiáo lù tài zhǎi qìchē wúfǎ tōngxíng.
  The road is too narrow for cars.
• 英语在世界许多地方通行。
  English is spoken in many parts of the world.

Words starting with 通行

• 通行证tōng xíng zhènga pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct
• 通行税tōng xíng shuìtoll
• 通行无阻tōng xíng wú zǔunobstructed passage; to go through unhindered

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