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 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via
 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
 yóu to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
 tòu guò to pass through / to penetrate / by means of / via
 jīng yóu via
 tú jīng to pass through / via / by way of
 qǔ dào via / by way of / en route to
 jiǎ dào via / by way of
 guò kǒng (electronics) via (a type of hole in a circuit board)
 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage
 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line
 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line
 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line
 zhuān chē special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app
 shí liáo (TCM) food therapy / treatment via food
 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line
 Xià wá Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 / {Haa6waa1})
 kǎo wèn to question via torture
 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas
 wài sūn daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line
 gǔ zi millet / (ACG) collectible merch (loanword from "goods", via Japanese "guzzu")
 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line
 Jí liè breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese)
 diàn lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line
 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line
 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line
 qǔ qí cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 / kuk1 kei4)
 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line
 biǎo zhí son of a male cousin via female line
 biǎo gū father's female cousin via female line
 nǎi xī milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
 kě xún zhǐ addressable (computing) / accessible via an address
线 zǒu nèi xiàn insider contacts / via private channels / to seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)
宿 mín sù (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 / "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform / guesthouse / bed-and-breakfast / homestay / pension
 biǎo zhí nu:3 daughter of a male cousin via female line
 táng mèi fu husband of younger female cousin via male line
 tǎng jiě fu husband of older female cousin via male line
 táng sǎo wife of older male cousin via male line
 táng dì mèi wife of younger male cousin via male line / younger cousins via male line
 táng dì xí wife of younger male cousin via male line
 biǎo mèi fu husband of younger female cousin via female line
 biǎo dì mèi wife of younger male cousin via female line / younger cousins via female line
 biǎo dì xí wife of younger male cousin via female line
 rù guān xué theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1]
 qū qí cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 / kuk1 kei4)
 táng jiě fu husband of older female cousin via male line
 máo kēng lǐ diǎn dēng (slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhao3 si3] via its near homophone 照屎[zhao4 shi3])
 mái kǒng (electronics) buried via
 máng kǒng (electronics) blind via
 zhí bō dài huò (neologism c. 2020) (of an Internet influencer etc) to showcase and promote products via live stream, providing links for viewers to make a purchase
 fù yōu huà to degrade the performance of a sold product via a system update
 fēi lā dá (loanword) via ferrata
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