通道 tōngdào channel
(communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage
How to remember 通道: 通 pass through + 道 way = channel.
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How it is used
- A passage, corridor, or channel - 安全通道 (ānquán tōngdào) emergency exit passage, 绿色通道 (lǜsè tōngdào) fast-track/express lane.
- A physical thoroughfare you move through, and figuratively a channel (通信通道, 销售通道).
- 绿色通道 is a very common set phrase for a privileged express route.
Example sentences
- 在左边有一条秘密通道。 Zài zuǒbiān yǒu yītiáo mìmì tōngdào.There's a secret passage on the left.
- 一棵倒下的树挡住了通道。 Yīkē dǎoxià de shù dǎngzhù le tōngdào.A fallen tree blocked the path.