通 用 语

tōng yòng yǔdictionary entry

common language / lingua franca

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

通用語通用语 [tong1 yong4 yu3] /common language/lingua franca/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 通用語

通
tōng
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
用
yòng
to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore
语
yǔ
dialect / language / speech
yù
(literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.