Chinese word

畅通

Pronunciation

Pinyinchàng tōng

Meaning

  • adjectiveclear

Example

现在这条路畅通了。xiàn zài zhè tiáo lù chàng tōng le

This road is clear now.

Illustration for 畅通 (clear)

More examples

恶劣天气后，市政抢修使主要道路恢复畅通。è liè tiān qì hòu shì zhèng qiǎng xiū shǐ zhǔ yào dào lù huī fù chàng tōng

After the bad weather, city emergency repairs made the main roads clear again.

Core concept

An uninterrupted passage carries people, vehicles, or information onward.

Common phrases

  • 道路畅通dào lù chàng tōng

    clear roads

  • 交通畅通jiāo tōng chàng tōng

    smooth traffic

Similar words

流畅liú chàng: Flowing smoothly without pauses in speech, writing, or movement.
顺畅shùn chàng: Moving forward smoothly without obstacles in a process or negotiation.
通畅tōng chàng: Unblocked and fully open for passage through a route or connection.

Definition in Chinese

表示道路、交通、信息等不受阻碍而顺利通行或传达的形容词。biǎo shì dào lù jiāo tōng xìn xī děng bú shòu zǔ ài ér shùn lì tōng xíng huò chuán dá de xíng róng cí

Word origin

畅 (chàng, "smooth") + 通 (tōng, "pass through") combines smooth movement with the ability to get through an open route.

Usage tips

  • In daily speech, it often has a route, connection, or channel as its subject, making it useful when checking whether travel or communication is working.

Other meanings

  • go smoothlyadjective
  • flow freelyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 畅通无碍chàng tōng wú àiunimpededidiom

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