Chinese word

贯通

Pronunciation

Pinyinguàn tōng

Meaning

  • verbconnect

Example

这座新桥把两岸贯通了。zhè zuò xīn qiáo bǎ liǎng àn guàn tōng le

This new bridge connected the two banks.

Illustration for 贯通 (connect)

More examples

要把理论与实践贯通起来，才能解决实际问题。yào bǎ lǐ lùn yǔ shí jiàn guàn tōng qǐ lái cái néng jiě jué shí jì wèn tí

Only by connecting theory with practice can we solve practical problems.

Core concept

Separate parts become one open passage with movement possible from one end to the other.

Common phrases

  • 贯通南北guàn tōng nán běi

    connect north and south

  • 道路贯通dào lù guàn tōng

    connect roads

  • 贯通线路guàn tōng xiàn lù

    connect the route

Similar words

连接lián jiē: Joins separate parts or things so that they become linked.
连通lián tōng: Opens a road or line from end to end by removing breaks that stop free passage.
贯穿guàn chuān: Goes through the full length of a place or thing without stopping.

Definition in Chinese

使从一端到另一端连通，或使若干部分相互畅通无阻。shǐ cóng yì duān dào lìng yì duān lián tōng huò shǐ ruò gān bù fèn xiāng hù chàng tōng wú zǔ

Word origin

贯 (guàn, "pass through") supplies the idea of crossing all the way through, and 通 (tōng, "be open") adds the resulting unobstructed passage.

Usage tips

  • This verb has a formal, written feel and commonly describes transport routes, systems, or lines of thought rather than casual social connections.

Other meanings

  • be connectedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 贯通性guàn tōng xìngconnectivitynoun

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