疏通

疏通
shūtōng

to unblock

HSK 7 (3.0)8 meanings#40482
MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to unblock

    • Please unclog the drain a bit.

  2. verb

    to dredge

    • This river needs to be dredged.

  3. verb

    to clear the way

    • This road needs to be cleared.

  4. verb

    to get things flowing

    • We need to unclog the drain.

  5. verb

    to facilitate

  6. verb

    to mediate

    • He helped us mend our relationship.

  7. verb

    to lobby

    • He pulled strings to smooth out the connections.

  8. verb

    to explicate (a text)

    • He is clarifying this passage.

COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
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