通过

• 拼音: tōng guò
• 汉字拆解: 通 = 辶 (walk radical) + 甬 (path, phonetic), meaning 'to pass through/connect'; 过 = 辶 (walk radical) + 寸 (inch), meaning 'to cross/pass'

含义

Through; to pass through; by means of. Used to indicate passing or achieving something.

As a verb, 通过 means to pass through a place or to pass an exam, review, or approval process. As a preposition, it means 'by means of' or 'through' a method or channel. Very versatile and commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese: 通过考试 (pass an exam), 通过努力 (through hard work).

例句

1. 他通过了汉语考试。
2. 我们通过这条路去学校。
3. 你可以通过手机买东西。

用法指南

语境: exams, methods, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他通过努力学习考上了大学。(He got into university through hard study.)
• 这个方案已经通过了。(This plan has been approved.)

错误说法

• 用通过代替经过表示路过 (Don't use 通过 when you mean simply 'passing by' a place — use 经过 instead; 通过 implies going all the way through something)

起源与历史

通 (tōng, to go through/connect) + 过 (guò, to pass/cross). Literally 'connect and pass' — to successfully get through something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal