Chinese word dictionary

通奸

tōng jiān · adultery; to commit adultery

Practice word

Word information

Simplified通奸

Traditional通姦

Pinyintōng jiān

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

奸jiān

crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery

How to learn 通奸

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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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]