通畅 (tōng chàng) — (of roads, passages) unobstructed, clear; (of writing, thinking) coherent, fluent

Definition

Covers both senses: roads/passages being unobstructed and writing/thinking flowing clearly. Unlike 流畅 or 流利, it can describe physical passage, not just speech or writing.

adjective
(of roads, passages) unobstructedclear(of writing, thinking) coherentfluent

Examples

  • 通畅
    Zhè tiáo lù xiū hǎo yǐ hòu, chē liàng dōu kě yǐ tōng chàng dì tōng xíng.
    After this road was repaired, vehicles can travel unobstructed.
  • 通畅
    Tā sī lù tōng chàng, hěn kuài jiù jiě jué le wèn tí.
    His thinking is clear and coherent, and he quickly solved the problem.
  • 通畅
    Zhè piān lùn wén yǔ yán tōng chàng, luó ji qīng xī.
    The language of this paper is fluent and the logic is clear.

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