通用
tōng yòng
Pinyin

Definition

通用
 - 
tōng yòng
  1. to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
  2. to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
  3. (of two or more things) interchangeable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
用户
yòng hù
  1. 1 user
  2. 2 consumer
  3. 3 subscriber
  4. 4 customer
通过
tōng guò
  1. 1 by means of
  2. 2 through
  3. 3 via
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to get through
  6. 6 to adopt
  7. 7 to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
  8. 8 to switch over
不用
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
亨通
hēng tōng
  1. 1 to go smoothly
  2. 2 prosperous
  3. 3 going well
享用
xiǎng yòng
  1. 1 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
占用
zhàn yòng
  1. 1 to occupy
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
使用者
shǐ yòng zhě
  1. 1 user
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
副作用
fù zuò yòng
  1. 1 side effect
南通
Nán tōng
  1. 1 Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
卡通
kǎ tōng
  1. 1 cartoon (loanword)
启用
qǐ yòng
  1. 1 to start using
  2. 2 (computing) to enable (a feature)

Idioms (20)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
  1. 1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
  1. 1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
  1. 1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
  1. 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
  1. 1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
  1. 1 commonly used phrase
  2. 2 idiom
  3. 3 colloquial usage

Sample Sentences

我看看，你的是苹果手机，所以呢，你先点击“设置”，打开以后找到“通用”。
wǒ kàn kan ，nǐ de shì píngguǒ shǒujī ，suǒyǐ ne ，nǐ xiān diǎnjī “shèzhì ”，dǎkāi yǐhòu zhǎodào “tōngyòng ”。
Let me see, you use an iPhone, so, first you press settings, then when it opens find the "universal".
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好。首先，我们来看品牌。目前房车市场的进口品牌主要有奔驰、通用。国产品牌主要有长城。进口品牌定位高端市场，价位主要在80至200万之间。国产品牌主打低端市场，也就是价位在30到50万之间。
hǎo 。shǒuxiān ，wǒmen lái kàn pǐnpái 。mùqián fángchē shìchǎng de jìnkǒu pǐnpái zhǔyào yǒu Bēnchí 、Tōngyòng 。guóchǎn pǐnpái zhǔyào yǒu Chángchéng 。jìnkǒu pǐnpái dìngwèi gāoduān shìchǎng ，jiàwèi zhǔyào zài bāshí zhì liǎngbǎi wàn zhījiān 。guóchǎn pǐnpái zhǔdǎ dīduān shìchǎng ，yějiùshì jiàwèi zài sānshí dào wǔshí wàn zhījiān 。
OK. Let's take a look at the brands first. Currently, the leading imported motor home brands are Mercedes Benz and GM. The leading domestic brand is Great Wall. The imported brands are oriented towards the high-end market: prices are between 800,000 and 2,000,000 RMB. The domestic brand is primarily aimed at the lower-end market. Prices are between 300,000 and 500,000 RMB.
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你真有爱心。手语是全世界通用的吧？
nǐ zhēn yǒu àixīn 。shǒuyǔ shì quánshìjiè tōngyòng de ba ？
You're really kind. Is sign language used the same all over the world?
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