tōng yòng

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.
Chinese Tones