shū​tōng HSK7

unblock

疏通 shū​tōng
unblock verb
to remove obstructions from a channel, pipe, or flow to allow movement

Workers are dredging the blocked river channel.

explicate verb
to explain or clarify the meaning of a text or passage

The scholar provided annotations and explanations for the obscure phrases in the classical texts.

mediate verb
to facilitate a process, resolve a conflict, or lobby through social or professional connections

After pulling various strings, the project was finally approved.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.830 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.05 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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