通关 (tōng) — to clear customs (for goods or luggage); (in a finger-guessing drinking game) to take on and defeat all opponents at the table

Definition

Literally 'pass through the gate,' used for clearing customs and, in 划拳 drinking games, for defeating every opponent at the table one by one.

verb
to clear customs (for goods or luggage)(in a finger-guessing drinking game) to take on and defeat all opponents at the table

Examples

  • 通关
    Zhè pī huò wù yǐ jīng tōng le.
    This batch of goods has already cleared customs.
  • 通关
    Wǒ men zhèng zài bàn lǐ tōng shǒu xù.
    We are going through the customs procedures.
  • 通关
    Tā yí gè rén tōng le quán chǎng.
    He single-handedly took on and beat everyone at the table.

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