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通道

tōng dào · tong dao/Tōng dào · tong dao

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Meaning

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tōng dào 通道

  1. (communications) channel
  2. thoroughfare
  3. passage

Tōng dào 通道

  1. Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化 / 怀化 (Huái huà), Hunan
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The narrow passage

  1. Liangliang

    夜市(yèshì)里(lǐ)人(rén)好(hǎo)多(duō)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)通道(tōngdào)太(tài)窄(zhǎi)了(le)。

    So many people in the night market. This passage is too narrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，旁边(pángbiān)还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)通道(tōngdào)，人(rén)少(shǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Look, there's a small passage beside it with fewer people.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)那(nà)里(lǐ)写(xiě)着(zhe)“员工(yuángōng)通道(tōngdào)”。

    But it says staff passage there.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)在(zài)大(dà)通道(tōngdào)里(lǐ)慢慢(mànmàn)走(zǒu)。

    Then we'd better walk slowly in the big passage.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。啊(a)，前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)烤(kǎo)红薯(hóngshǔ)！大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)停(tíng)在(zài)通道(tōngdào)里(lǐ)了(le)。

    Okay. Ah, there are roasted sweet potatoes ahead! Everyone stopped in the passage.

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2 examples
01

幸(xìng)运(yùn)的(de)是(shì)，我(wǒ)们(men)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)逃(táo)生(shēng)通(tōng)道(dào)。

Luckily, we found an escape route.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by ingenius000 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)书(shū)架(jià)背(bèi)后(hòu)藏(cáng)着(zhe)一(yì)条(tiáo)秘(mì)密(mì)通(tōng)道(dào)吗(ma)？

Did you know there was a secret passage hidden behind the bookcase?

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

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