By means of in Chinese
by means of · HSK 4
通过
- 通 to go through
- 过 to cross
我们是通过朋友认识的。 We met through a friend.
Other ways to say by means of
More words with 通 or 过
How do you say by means of in Chinese?
By means of in Chinese is 通过 (tōng guò). You can also say 以 (yǐ), 凭借 (píng jiè).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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