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通行证

tōng xíng zhèng · tong xing zheng

Traditional 通行證

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. a pass (authority to enter)
  2. a laissez-passer or safe conduct
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The pass around my neck

  1. Dengdeng

    保安(bǎoān)说(shuō)，没有(méiyǒu)通行证(tōngxíngzhèng)不(bù)能(néng)进去(jìnqù)。

    Security says I cannot go in without a pass.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)通行证(tōngxíngzhèng)呢(ne)？

    Then where is your pass?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)一下(yīxià)……在(zài)包(bāo)里(lǐ)……没有(méiyǒu)！

    Let me look... in my bag... not there!

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)不是(bùshì)挂(guà)在(zài)你(nǐ)脖子(bózi)上(shàng)吗(ma)？

    Is it not hanging around your neck?

  5. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，通行证(tōngxíngzhèng)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)脖子(bózi)上(shàng)。

    Ha ha, the pass was around my neck all along.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鲍(bào)勃(bó)忘(wàng)记(jì)带(dài)通(tōng)行(xíng)证(zhèng)，这(zhè)使(shǐ)得(de)他(tā)上(shàng)学(xué)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Bob forgot to bring the pass, which made him late for school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kooler · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)通(tōng)行(xíng)证(zhèng)，你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)进(jìn)入(rù)这(zhè)个(ge)区(qū)域(yù)。

Without a pass, you cannot enter this area.

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