通过

通過

tōngguò

verb HSK 2 #541

Meanings

1 to pass through
2 to adopt
3 by means of

Characters

to pass through

to cross; to pass

Examples

他通过了考试。

Tā tōngguò le kǎoshì.

He passed the exam.

你可以通过网络学习。

Nǐ kěyǐ tōngguò wǎngluò xuéxí.

You can learn through the internet.

这个提案已经通过了。

Zhège tí'àn yǐjīng tōngguò le.

This proposal has already been adopted.

Tips

grammar

As a preposition, 通过 means 'by means of/through': 通过努力 = through hard work. As a verb: 通过考试 = pass an exam.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

过 guò