透过 tòuguò to pass through
to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
How to remember 透过: 透 to pierce + 过 to cross = to pass through.
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How it is used
- To pass through / by means of - 阳光透过窗户 (yángguāng tòuguò chuānghu) sunlight comes through the window; 透过现象看本质 (tòuguò xiànxiàng kàn běnzhì) to see the essence through the surface.
- Also used (esp. in Taiwan/written Chinese) like 通过 to mean "via/through" a means: 透过努力 (through effort).
- Core image is penetrating through a medium, literal or figurative.