不通 Chinese English dictionary 不通 translate 不通 pinyin

Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT

不通

Word definition:

Usage Tips

Click the icon in the rows of the search results to open the action menu, offering extra more information about the result
The Show Legend link below explains the icons used in the action menu
The Display Settings link below allows you to adjust the presentation of the search results
More information about this dictionary can be found using the HELP link in the top menu

Display Settings

Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
不通 bùtōng	不通 \| 不通* \| *不通	to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical	HSK 6

Character decomposition:

Display Settings

Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1	1090.0 MF


通	通 \| 通* \| *通	10画辵辶 + 7	tōng, tòng	pass through; common; communicate	tung1	3730.2 YNIB

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
不通 bùtōng	不通 \| 不通* \| *不通	to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical


不 bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


通　tōng	通 \| 通* \| *通	to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc


通　tòng	通 \| 通* \| *通	classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)