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CHINESE WORD

bù tōng

不通

to be obstructed

HSK 6
Numbered pinyin
bu4 tong1
English meanings
to be obstructed, to be blocked up, to be impassable, to make no sense, to be illogical

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    lù路bùtōng不通。

    The road is blocked.

  2. 02

    diànhuà电话bùtōng不通。

    The phone won't connect.

  3. 03

    dàoli道理bùtōng不通。

    The logic doesn't hold.

  4. 04

    yǔyán语言bùtōng不通。

    Can't communicate.

  5. 05

    cǐ此lù路bùtōng不通。

    Dead end.

  6. 06

    xíng行bùtōng不通。

    Won't work.

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