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通过

tōng guò · tong guo

Traditional 通過

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to pass through; to get through
  2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
  3. to pass (a test)
  4. by means of; through; via
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I passed my driving test

  1. Dengdeng

    告诉(gàosu)你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)通过(tōngguò)驾照(jiàzhào)考试(kǎoshì)了(le)！

    Guess what, I passed my driving test!

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)？上次(shàngcì)你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)没(méi)通过(tōngguò)吗(ma)？

    Really? Did you not fail last time?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)停车(tíngchē)停(tíng)错(cuò)了(le)地方(dìfang)。

    Right, last time I parked in the wrong spot.

  4. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)通过(tōngguò)了(le)，太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)去(qù)开车(kāichē)玩(wán)吧(ba)。

    You passed this time, great! Let us go for a drive.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)啊(a)，不过(bùguò)……我(wǒ)还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)车(chē)。

    OK, but... I do not have a car yet.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)做(zuò)的(de)每(měi)件(jiàn)事(shì)都(dōu)要(yào)通(tōng)过(guò)他(tā)的(de)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)。

Everything I do requires his permission.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ver · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

通(tōng)过(guò)网(wǎng)络(luò)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)结(jié)交(jiāo)很(hěn)多(duō)朋(péng)友(you)。

Through the Internet, we can make many friends.

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

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通
tōng

to go through; to know well

过
guò

to cross; to go over

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