(communications) channel in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 通道 with this easy mnemonic:

We didn't have channels of communication back in my day, if you wanted to talk to your neighbor, you had to walk through (通) the hallway towards their direction (道).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 通
• 道

• 通话
• 管道
• 打交道
• 接通
• 通知
• 道理
• 通道
• 通讯
• 胡说八道
• 知道
• 道歉
• 交通
• 普通
• 普通人
• 报道
• 通过

The reading of 通道 is tōng dào.

You can remember how to say 通道 with this useful mnemonic:

Your grandfather Tom (tōng) is even older than me, I doubt (dào) he's even seen a telephone in his life!

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Learning vocabulary like (communications) channel and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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