疏通 meaning in English

shūtōng

to unblock; to dredge

HSK 7-9verb22 strokes

Meaning of 疏通

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shūtōng
  1. to unblock
  2. to dredge
  3. to clear the way
  4. to get things flowing
  5. to facilitate
  6. to mediate
  7. to lobby
  8. to explicate (a text)

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

疏 shū · to neglect · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

通 tōng · to go through · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 疏通.

通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
通知tōngzhīto notify; to inform
普通pǔtōngcommon; ordinary
交通jiāotōngto be connected; traffic
普通话pǔtōnghuàPutonghua; standard Mandarin
通常tōngchángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
通信tōngxìnto correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunicatio
通知书tōngzhīshūwritten notice
沟通gōutōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
流通liútōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
通用tōngyòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook et
通话tōnghuàto hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone

Questions about 疏通

What does 疏通 mean?

疏通 (shūtōng) means "to unblock; to dredge" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 疏通?

疏通 is made of 2 characters: 疏 (12 strokes), 通 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 疏通 an HSK word?

Yes. 疏通 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.