tōng
yòng

HSK 5
common

Meaning of 通用

通用 means to be in general use; to be widely used; to be interchangeable; to be mutually substitutable. Pronounced tōng yòng. HSK 5.

  • to be in general use; to be widely used
  • to be interchangeable; to be mutually substitutable

Definitions & Examples

Guó
dān
wèi
zhì
zài
shì
jiè
fàn
wéi
nèi
tōng
yòng
 

The International System of Units is universally used worldwide.

Zhè
ge
tōng
yòng
dāng
mín
de
yán
wén
 

The local ethnic languages and scripts are in general use in this region.

Měi
yuán
zài
zhè
shì
tōng
yòng
huò
 

The US dollar is a widely accepted currency here.

Zhè
zhǒng
shì
háng
nèi
de
tōng
yòng
biāo
zhǔn
 

This encryption is the common standard within the industry.