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through · Preferred written form
Preferred written form The two preferred forms differ by a single character. In Taiwan the standard term is 透過; on the Mainland it is 通过 - both point at “through”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 透過、通過 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
透過 is L4 vocabulary on the TOCFL 华语八千词 list; 通过 is HSK 2 vocabulary on the HSK 3.0 list.
Pair source: LinZi’s curated MOE-vs-HSK comparison table.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 透過 | 通过 |
| Reading | ㄊㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ tòu guò | tōng guò ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ |
| Senses | to pass through; to penetrate; by means of | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test) |
| Syllabus | TOCFL L4 | HSK 2 |
| MOE records | 透過 · 通過 | |
| Dictionary | entry → | entry → |
| Audio | ||
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