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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 疏通

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
疏通 shū tōng - to unblock
- to dredge
- to clear the way
- to get things flowing
- to facilitate
- to mediate
- to lobby
- to explicate (a text)

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
- 9 23,165 16,043 18,491

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shū- surname Shu
shū- to dredge
- to clear away obstruction
- thin
- sparse
- scanty
- distant (relation)
- not close
- to neglect
- negligent
- to present a memorial to the Emperor
- commentary
- annotation
shū- variant of 疏[shu1]
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 疏通

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
疏通 - 9 23,165 16,043 18,491