透过

透過

tòuguò

preposition HSK 7-9 #6,162

Meanings

1 through
2 via
3 by means of

Characters

to penetrate; through

to pass; through

Examples

阳光透过窗户照进来。

Yángguāng tòuguò chuānghù zhào jìnlái.

Sunlight shone in through the window.

透过现象看本质。

Tòuguò xiànxiàng kàn běnzhì.

See the essence through the phenomenon.

透过这件事，我学到了很多。

Tòuguò zhè jiàn shì, wǒ xué dào le hěnduō.

Through this matter, I learned a lot.

Tips

usage

透过 can be physical ('light through a window') or abstract ('through an experience'). In Taiwan, 透过 is commonly used where mainland speakers would say 通过.

Stroke Order

透 tòu

过 guò