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开通

HSK 6Word · VerbTraditional開通

open up (a route); enlighten (the mind)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to open up; to make accessible; to enlighten

Used for making something (like minds, ideas, or social trends) less conservative or closed-off.

Kāi开
bàn办
xīn新
shì式
xué学
táng堂
shì是
wèi为
le了
kāi开
tōng通
mín民
zhì智
 。

Establishing modern schools was to enlighten the people's minds.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
zhǐ旨
zài在
kāi开
tōng通
shè社
huì会
fēng风
qì气
 。

This article aims to open up social customs.

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Hé和
bù不
tóng同
wén文
huà化
de的
rén人
jiāo交
liú流
néng能
kāi开
tōng通
nǐ你
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
 。

Communicating with people from different cultures can broaden your mind.

2.

verb

to open (a route); to put into operation; to make operational

Used for the formal opening or commissioning of transportation or communication lines.

Guó国
nèi内
wèi卫
xīng星
tōng通
xìn信
wǎng网
zuó昨
tiān天
zhèng正
shì式
kāi开
tōng通
le了
 。

The domestic satellite communication network was officially opened yesterday.

Zhè这
tiáo条
xīn新
de的
dì地
tiě铁
xiàn线
lù路
xià下
gè个
yuè月
kāi开
tōng通
 。

This new subway line will open next month.

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Gōng公
lù路
kāi开
tōng通
hòu后
 ,
liǎng两
dì地
zhī之
jiān间
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
shí时
jiān间
suō缩
duǎn短
le了
yī一
bàn半
 。

After the highway opened, travel time between the two places was cut in half.

5G5
wǎngG
luò网
yǐ络
jīng已
zài经
zhǔ在
yào主
chéng要
shì城
kāi市
tōng开
 通
 。

The 5G network has been launched in major cities.