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通用
tōngyòng
1. common (use)
2. interchangeable
HSK 6 Common • Top 17%

Character Breakdown

通
tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
HSK 4 10 丶
用
yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (12)

通用性
tōngyòngxìng
universality
通用码
tōngyòngmǎ
common coding
通用语
tōngyòngyǔ
common language
通用拼音
tōngyòngpīnyīn
the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003
通用汽车
TōngyòngQìchē
General Motors (car company)
通用电器
TōngyòngDiànqì
General Electric
通用电气
TōngyòngDiànqì
General Electric (GE)
字根通用码
zìgēntōngyòngmǎ
common coding for components of Chinese character
通用字符集
tōngyòngzìfújí
universal character set UCS
通用串行总线
tōngyòngchuànxíngzǒngxiàn
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
通用汽车公司
TōngyòngQìchēGōngsī
General Motors
通用汉字标准交换码
tōngyòngHànzìbiāozhǔnjiāohuànmǎ
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986

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