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通用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

通用 Usage and Examples

General

Universal

Common

Interchangeable

迄今,在通用汽车公司的会谈进展顺利。

So far, talks at GM have gone smoothly.

书末尾的索引把商标名和通用名都列了出来。

The index at the back of the book lists both brand and generic names.

The characters in 通用

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand
用
yòng5to use or employ

More words starting with 通

  • tōng通le了gōng公lù路Roads opened, Roads connected
  • tōng通biàn便Laxation, Defecate
  • tōng通sú俗Popular, Easy to understand
  • tōng通sú俗xiǎo小shuō说popular fiction, pulp fiction
  • tōng通sú俗de的popular, common
  • tōng通xìn信communication, telecommunication
  • tōng通xìn信fāng方shì式Communication method, Communication mode
  • tōng通xìn信de的communicative, communication
  • tōng通qián前chè澈hòu后de地clearly and thoroughly, comprehensively
  • tōng通qín勤Commute
  • tōng通qín勤shí时jiān间Commute time, Commuting time
  • tōng通qín勤de的commuting

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Questions about 通用

What does 通用 mean in Chinese?

通用 (tōng yòng) means “General, Universal, Common, Interchangeable”.

How do you pronounce 通用?

通用 is pronounced tōng yòng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “General” in Chinese?

“General” is 通用 (tōng yòng) in Chinese.

How is 通用 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 通用, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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