通用 (tōng yòng) — to be universally applicable; to be in common use; to be interchangeable (of two or more things)
Definition
通用 means 'universal / in common use' — used of a standard, language, or tool that works everywhere. Often functions as an attributive: 通用语言, 通用软件.
verb
to be universally applicableto be in common useto be interchangeable (of two or more things)
Examples
- 通用。Zhè zhǒng xìn yòng kǎ zài hěn duō guó jiā tōng yòng.This credit card is accepted in many countries.
- 通用。Yīng yǔ shì yì zhǒng tōng yòng yǔ yán.English is a universal language.
- 通用。Zhè liǎng gè líng jiàn kě yǐ tōng yòng shǐ yòng.These two parts can be used interchangeably.
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