# 沟通 (gōutōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沟通 (gōutōng) means “to communicate; to connect”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to communicate; to connect
- Pinyin: gōutōng (gou1 tong1)
- Traditional: 溝通
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 父母应该多和孩子进行沟通。
  Fùmǔ yīnggāi duō hé háizi jìnxíng gōutōng.
  Parents should communicate more with their children.

## Characters

- [沟](https://hanziro.com/word/gou-ditch/) (gōu): ditch; trench
- [通](https://hanziro.com/word/tong-go-through/) (tōng): to go through; open

https://hanziro.com/word/gou-tong-communicate/

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