Definition
通畅 describes something that is smooth and free of obstacles, used for roads, writing, or thinking. It is close to 顺畅 (shùn chàng) but emphasizes the absence of blockages; 流畅 (liú chàng) focuses on the flow of speech or movement; 通顺 (tōng shùn) is limited to writing or speech being logically coherent.
adjective
(of roads, passages) unobstructedclear(of writing, thinking) coherentfluent
Easily confused
- 通常tōng chángsound-alike(adverb) usually; generally; normally
Examples
- ，通畅。Zhè tiáo lù xiū hǎo yǐhòu, chēliàng dōu kěyǐ tōng chàng de tōngxíng.After this road was repaired, vehicles can travel unobstructed.
- 通畅，。Tā sīlù tōng chàng, hěn kuài jiù jiějué le wèntí.His thinking is clear and coherent, and he quickly solved the problem.
- 通畅，。Zhè piān lùnwén yǔyán tōng chàng, luóji qīngxī.The language of this paper is fluent and the logic is clear.
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