# 开通 (kāitōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开通 (kāitōng) means “to open (a route); to launch (a service)”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to open (a route); to launch (a service)
- Pinyin: kāitōng (kai1 tong1)
- Traditional: 開通
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: kāitong — open-minded

## Examples

- 这条地铁线路下个月开通。
  Zhè tiáo dìtiě xiànlù xià gè yuè kāitōng.
  This subway line will open next month.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- [通](https://hanziro.com/word/tong-go-through/) (tōng): to go through; open

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-tong-open/

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