Chinese word

通车

Pronunciation

Pinyintōng chē

Meaning

  • verbopen to traffic

Example

这条新路下个月就能通车。zhè tiáo xīn lù xià gè yuè jiù néng tōng chē

This new road will be open to traffic next month.

Illustration for 通车 (open to traffic)

More examples

维修完成后，部分路段恢复通车，但仍有限速措施。wéi xiū wán chéng hòu bù fèn lù duàn huī fù tōng chē dàn réng yǒu xiàn sù cuò shī

After repairs were completed, some sections reopened to traffic, but speed limits were still in place.

Core concept

A road or rail route reaches the point where traffic can use it as a working transport link.

Common phrases

  • 高速公路通车gāo sù gōng lù tōng chē

    highway open to traffic

  • 部分路段通车bù fèn lù duàn tōng chē

    some sections open to traffic

  • 桥梁通车qiáo liáng tōng chē

    bridge open to traffic

Similar words

开通kāi tōng: A route, facility, or service officially becomes available for people to use.
通行tōng xíng: Being able to move through a place on foot or in a vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

表示道路、桥梁、地铁或铁路等对车辆或列车开放并正式开始运输的动作或状态。biǎo shì dào lù qiáo liáng dì tiě huò tiě lù děng duì chē liàng huò liè chē kāi fàng bìng zhèng shì kāi shǐ yùn shū de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

通车 (tōngchē, "open to traffic") is formed from 通 (tōng, "pass through") + 车 (chē, "vehicle"), linking the idea of passage with the vehicles that use the route.

Usage tips

  • The road, bridge, subway, or railway line is usually the subject, so announcements can describe a newly usable route without naming its drivers or passengers.

Other meanings

  • be passableverb
  • runverb

Opposites

  • 封路fēng lùclose the roadverb
  • 停运tíng yùnsuspend serviceverb

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