通道

tōng dào

CL 条 tiáo

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan
2. (communications) channel
3. thoroughfare
4. passage

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 过道 guò dào 过道 guò dào passageway corridor or hallway, a type of passage: passageway
• 走廊 zǒu láng 走廊 zǒu láng corridor corridor, a type of thoroughfare: corridor

Synonyms

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• 渠道 qú dào 渠道 qú dào irrigation ditch in the sense of communication channel: irrigation ditch
• 路径 lù jìng 路径 lù jìng path in the sense of passage or path: path

Usage notes

Collocations

通道 is often used with 安全通道 (emergency passage) or 沟通通道 (communication channel).

Common mistakes

不要混淆 通道 (tōngdào, passage) 和 隧道 (suìdào, tunnel): 通道 is a general passageway, while 隧道 specifically means tunnel.

Example Sentences

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这个 通道 通向花园。

This passage leads to the garden.

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Words Containing 通道

• 人行地下通道 人行地下通道 rén xíng dì xià tōng dào: pedestrian underpass
• 传输通道 传输通道 chuán shū tōng dào: transport channel
• 地下通道 地下通道 dì xià tōng dào: underpass
• 消防通道 消防通道 xiāo fáng tōng dào: fire exit
• 语音通讯通道 语音通讯通道 yǔ yīn tōng xùn tōng dào: voice (communications) channel
• 车行通道 车行通道 chē xíng tōng dào: traffic passage
• 通讯通道 通讯通道 tōng xùn tōng dào: communications channel
• 通道侗族自治县 通道侗族自治县 tōng dào dòng zú zì zhì xiàn: Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan
• 通道县 通道县 tōng dào xiàn: Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan
• 防毒通道 防毒通道 fáng dú tōng dào: protective passageway

Child Words of 通道

• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 道 道 dào: road