通用 (tōngyòng) means Interchangeable (common use). Below are 4 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这张卡在全市 通用 。
Zhè zhāng kǎ zài quán shì tōngyòng.
This card is valid throughout the city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 通用
这种插头在很多国家都 通用 。
Zhè zhǒng chātóu zài hěn duō guójiā dōu tōngyòng.
This kind of plug is used in many countries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 通用
中国大陆 通用 简体字。
Zhōngguó dàlù tōngyòng jiǎntǐzì.
Simplified characters are in general use on the Chinese mainland.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 简体字
这张证书是全国 通用 的。
Zhè zhāng zhèngshū shì quánguó tōngyòng de.
This certificate is valid nationwide.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 证书
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Questions about 通用
How is 通用 used in a sentence?
This page shows 4 sentences using 通用 (tōngyòng, "Interchangeable (common use)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 通用 an HSK word?
Yes — 通用 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 通用?
The dictionary page for 通用 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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