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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不通

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不通 bù tōng - to be obstructed
- to be blocked up
- to be impassable
- to make no sense
- to be illogical

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 7,904 7,691 5,590

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
tōng- to go through
- to know well
- (suffix) expert
- to connect
- to communicate
- open
- to clear
- classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng- classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Other Words Containing 不通

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
行不通 - - 5,730 24,201 28,693
不通 - 6 7,904 7,691 5,590
一窍不通 - - 13,223 40,774 35,487
此路不通 - - 33,498 78,832 50,761
水泄不通 - - 39,415 27,060 36,586