开通

開通

kāitōng

verb HSK 6 #5,235

Meanings

1 to open (a service, route, line)
2 to activate; to make operational

Characters

through; to connect

To open through — to make a service or route operational.

Examples

地铁新线路下个月开通。

Dìtiě xīn xiànlù xiàgèyuè kāitōng.

The new subway line opens next month.

我想开通手机银行服务。

Wǒ xiǎngkāi tōng shǒujī yínháng fúwù.

I want to activate mobile banking.

两个城市之间开通了高铁。

Liǎng gè chéngshì zhījiān kāitōng le gāotiě.

A high-speed rail was opened between the two cities.

Tips

usage

开通 is used for transport routes (开通航线 = open a flight route), digital services (开通会员 = activate membership), and communication (开通国际漫游 = activate international roaming).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

通 tōng