Chinese word dictionary

通俗

tōngsú · common; everyday; average

Practice word

Word information

Simplified通俗

Traditional通俗

Pinyintōngsú

Part of speech形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

通tōng

to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common

俗sú

social customs; vulgar, unrefined

How to learn 通俗

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

交通jiāotōng

to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

普通pǔtōng

common; ordinary; general; average

普通话pǔtōnghuà

Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech

通tōng

to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

通过tōngguò

to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via

通知tōngzhī

to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:個|个[ge4]