Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

通用

tōngyòng

ㄊㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ

  1. 1to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
  2. 2to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
  3. 3(of two or more things) interchangeable
Example

在商朝,貝朋為通用貨幣。

zài Shāngcháo bèi péng wéi tōngyòng huòbì

Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.

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