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沟通

gōu tōng · gou tong

Traditional 溝通

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to join; to connect; to link up
  2. to communicate
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  1. Liangliang

    做事(zuòshì)最(zuì)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)是(shì)沟通(gōutōng)。

    The most important thing in work is communication.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)沟通(gōutōng)？

    Then why didn't you communicate with me yesterday?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)群里(qúnlǐ)说了(shuōle)，会议(huìyì)改到(gǎidào)三点(sāndiǎn)。

    I said it in the group chat. The meeting moved to three.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)看(kàn)群(qún)。

    I didn't read the group chat.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)的(de)沟通(gōutōng)方法(fāngfǎ)要(yào)换一换(huànyīhuàn)。

    Then we need to change our way of communicating.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)和(hé)人(rén)之(zhī)间(jiān)沟(gōu)通(tōng)的(de)方(fāng)法(fǎ)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)种(zhǒng)。

Human beings communicate in many ways.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

飞(fēi)行(xíng)员(yuán)用(yòng)无(wú)线(xiàn)电(diàn)与(yǔ)机(jī)场(chǎng)沟(gōu)通(tōng)。

Pilots communicate with the airport by radio.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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