resume traffic; reopen
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to reopen to traffic; to resume operations (of transport)
formalPrimarily used for roads, railways, bridges, and other transportation routes after repairs or a blockage. A formal and technical term often found in news reports.
Jīng经
guò过
gōng工
rén人
men们
lián连
yè夜
qiǎng抢
xiū修
，
bèi被
hóng洪
shuǐ水
chōng冲
kuǎ垮
de的
lù路
duàn段
yǐ已
yú于
jīn今
chén晨
fù复
tōng通
。
After workers worked through the night on emergency repairs, the road section washed away by the flood reopened to traffic this morning.
Dì地
tiě铁
xiàn线
lù路
yīn因
gù故
tíng停
yùn运
，
yù预
jì计
liǎng两
xiǎo小
shí时
hòu后
fù复
tōng通
。
The subway line is suspended due to an incident and is expected to resume operations in two hours.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
suì隧
dào道
wéi维
hù护
wán完
bì毕
，
jiāng将
yú于
míng明
tiān天
zhèng正
shì式
fù复
tōng通
。
Maintenance on this tunnel is complete, and it will officially reopen to traffic tomorrow.