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行得通

xíng de tōng · xing de tong

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Meaning

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  1. practicable
  2. realizable
  3. will work
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Five people, one small car

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)五(wǔ)个(gè)人(rén)坐(zuò)一(yī)辆(liàng)小车(xiǎochē)，行得通(xíngdetōng)吗(ma)？

    Five of us in one small car, will that work?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)行不通(xíngbutōng)，后面(hòumian)只能(zhǐnéng)坐(zuò)两(liǎng)个(gè)人(rén)。

    I think it will not work. Only two people can sit in the back.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)琦琦(qíqí)坐(zuò)我(wǒ)腿(tuǐ)上(shàng)，这样(zhèyàng)行得通(xíngdetōng)吧(ba)？

    Then Qiqi sits on my lap. That will work, right?

  4. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)当然(dāngrán)行得通(xíngdetōng)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)的(de)腿(tuǐ)受得了(shòudeliǎo)吗(ma)？

    Of course that works, but can your legs take it?

  5. Dengdeng

    算了(suànle)，我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)打(dǎ)两(liǎng)辆(liàng)车(chē)吧(ba)。

    Forget it. We had better call two cars.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)觉(jué)得(de)这(zhè)行(xíng)得(de)通(tōng)吗(ma)？

Do you think this'll work?

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)办(bàn)法(fǎ)听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)不(bú)错(cuò)，但(dàn)真(zhēn)的(de)行(xíng)得(de)通(tōng)吗(ma)？

This approach sounds good, but will it really work?

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