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畅通 (chàng tōng) — unimpeded, free-flowing

Definition

畅通 (chàng tōng) describes physical flow — roads, rivers, information, traffic — running without blockage. Unlike 流畅 and 通顺 (which fit speech or writing), 畅通 is for things that physically move.

adjective
unimpededfree-flowing

Examples

  • 畅通。
    Zhè tiáo lù de jiāo tōng hěn chàng tōng.
    Traffic on this road is very smooth.
  • 畅通。
    Xìn xī chàng tōng cái néng hé zuò shùn lì.
    Only with smooth flow of information can cooperation go smoothly.
  • ，畅通。
    Jīng guò qīng lǐ, hé shuǐ biàn de hěn chàng tōng.
    After cleaning, the river water became very free-flowing.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

畅chàngsmooth
通tōngunobstructed

Both parts mean smooth and unobstructed, so the word describes free flow.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 暢; 畅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
申申shēn
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng暢chàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 暢 combines 申 and 昜, with 昜 giving the sound; the simplified 畅 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng通tōng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract ConceptsRoads & Traffic

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