Add to Chrome (opens the Chrome Web Store in a new tab)

What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 疏通 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

疏通 shūtōng

to dredge; to unclog

It can also mean

  • to mediate; to smooth things over

Its characters

  1. 疏 shū to dredge
  2. 通 tōng to go through

In a sentence

工人正在疏通下水道。 The workers are unclogging the drain.

More about 疏通

More words with 疏 or 通

Keep 疏通 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

Look up another word

See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

Every free Chinese tool we make

The best free tools for Chinese handwriting