Translation

• to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
• to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
• (of two or more things) interchangeable

Examples

• 英语是很多国家通用的语言。
  English is spoken in a lot of countries.
• 英语是一种全世界通用的语言。
  English is a language spoken all over the world.
• 英语现已成为世界上许多国家的通用语言了。
  English has now become the common language of several nations in the world.