# 疏通 (shūtōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 疏通 (shūtōng) means “to unblock; to dredge; to mediate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to unblock; to dredge; to mediate
- Pinyin: shūtōng (shu1 tong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 工人来疏通下水道了。
  Gōngrén lái shūtōng xiàshuǐdào le.
  The plumber came to unblock the pipes.

## Characters

- 疏 (shū): to dredge; to clear away obstruction
- [通](https://hanziro.com/word/tong-go-through/) (tōng): to go through; open

https://hanziro.com/word/shu-tong-unblock/

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