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通車

简通车 · 繁通車

Mandarin · pinyin tōng chē

to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)
(of a locality) to have a transportation service
(Tw) to commute

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通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1 · tong1 che1

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tung1 ce1

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verb

(intransitive) to be open to traffic; to have transport service
(intransitive, Taiwan) to commute

noun

through train or bus; express

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