English is a means of communication.
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沟通
Traditional: 溝通
gōu tōng
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gōu tōng · kau1 tung1 (Jyutping)
- to join; to connect; to link up
- to communicate
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Character breakdown
沟
- Meaning
- ditch, drain, narrow waterway
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰氵勾
- Cangjie
- EPI
- Four-corner
- 3712
通
- Meaning
- pass through; common; communicate
- Radical
- 辶
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿺辶甬
- Cangjie
- YNIB
- Four-corner
- 3730.2
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Example sentences
Pilots communicate with the airport by radio.
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