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接通 (jiē tōng) — to put through (a phone call or connection); to connect (a circuit, pipe, or line)

Definition

Refers to successfully establishing a connection — a phone call going through, or a line/pipe being linked end-to-end. Pairs naturally with 电话, 线路, and 水管 as objects.

verb
to put through (a phone call or connection)to connect (a circuit, pipe, or line)

Examples

  • ，接通。
    Wǒ dǎ le hǎo jǐ cì, zhōng yú jiē tōng le diàn huà.
    I called several times and finally got through.
  • 接通。
    Qǐng bāng wǒ jiē tōng kè fú rè xiàn.
    Please help me connect to the customer service hotline.
  • 接通，。
    Shuǐ guǎn yǐ jīng jiē tōng le, kě yǐ tōng shuǐ le.
    The water pipe is now connected, so water can flow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

接jiēconnect
通tōngthrough

接 connects something, and 通 says the connection becomes through or successful, giving put through.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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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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