Definition
通用 means something is usable or accepted everywhere, like a credit card or a language. It can also mean two items are interchangeable. Unlike 普遍 (pǔbiàn 'widespread, common'), which describes a quality or phenomenon across a group, 通用 focuses on practical usability or compatibility.
verb
to be universally applicableto be in common useto be interchangeable (of two or more things)
Examples
- 通用。Zhè zhǒng xìnyòngkǎ zài hěnduō guójiā tōng yòng.This credit card is accepted in many countries.
- 通用。Yīngyǔ shì yì zhǒng tōng yòng yǔyán.English is a universal language.
- 通用。Zhè liǎng gè língjiàn kěyǐ tōng yòng shǐyòng.These two parts can be used interchangeably.
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