行得通 (xíng dé tōng) — to be feasible, to work, to be viable
Definition
行得通 (xíng dé tōng) is a result complement meaning 'feasible, will work in practice' — used to judge whether a plan, method, or idea is workable, not just theoretically possible.
verb
to be feasibleto workto be viable
Examples
- 行得通，。Zhè ge fāng àn xíng dé tōng, wǒ men kāi shǐ zuò ba.This plan is feasible; let's start working on it.
- 行得通？Nǐ jué de tā de xiǎng fǎ xíng dé tōng ma?Do you think his idea is viable?
- ，行得通。Jīng guò tǎo lùn, dà jiā dōu rèn wéi zhè ge bàn fǎ xíng dé tōng.After discussion, everyone agreed that this method is workable.
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