交通

Chinese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

交通

1. transportation; transport; traffic

   交通要道  ―  jiāotōng yàodào  ―  main road

   雙向交通／双向交通  ―  shuāngxiàng jiāotōng  ―  two-way traffic

   交通繁忙  ―  jiāotōng fánmáng  ―  heavy traffic

   道路交通信息  ―  dàolù jiāotōng xìnxī  ―  traffic information

   有礙交通／有碍交通  ―  yǒu'ài jiāotōng  ―  to hinder traffic

   地面交通  ―  dìmiàn jiāotōng  ―  ground transportation

   阻礙交通／阻碍交通  ―  zǔ'ài jiāotōng  ―  to obstruct traffic

   • 1920 February 1, Hu Shi, “國語的進化”, in 新青年, volume 7, number 3, 羣益書社, page 5:

     後來陸地交通有了人力車，馬車，火車，電車；水路交通有了汽船：人類交通更方便了，更穩當了，更快捷了。 [MSC, trad.]
     后来陆地交通有了人力车，马车，火车，电车；水路交通有了汽船：人类交通更方便了，更稳当了，更快捷了。 [MSC, simp.]

     Hòulái lùdì jiāotōng yǒu le rénlìchē, mǎchē, huǒchē, diànchē; shuǐlù jiāotōng yǒu le qìchuán: rénlèi jiāotōng gèng fāngbiàn le, gèng wěndang le, gèng kuàijié le.

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2. communications; liaison
3. liaison person

Derived terms

Verb

交通

1. (literary) to be linked with

   • 春三月，天地乾燥，水糾列之時也，山川涸落，天氣下，地氣上，萬物交通。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     春三月，天地干燥，水纠列之时也，山川涸落，天气下，地气上，万物交通。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

     Chūn sānyuè, tiāndì qiánzào, shuǐ jiūliè zhī shí yě, shānchuān héluò, tiānqì xià, dìqì shàng, wànwù jiāotōng.

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   • 阡陌交通，雞犬相聞。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 421, Tao Yuanming, 桃花源記 (The Peach Blossom Spring)

     Qiānmò jiāotōng, jī quǎn xiàng wén.

     Linking paths led everywhere, and the fowls and dogs of one farm could be heard from the next.

2. (literary) to contact; to communicate with

   • 夫不喜文學，好任俠，已然諾。諸所與交通，無非豪桀大猾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫不喜文学，好任侠，已然诺。诸所与交通，无非豪桀大猾。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Fū bù xǐ wénxué, hǎo rènxiá, yǐrán nuò. Zhū suǒ yǔ jiāotōng, wúfēi háojié dàhuá.

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   • 南中有歌營國，去京師甚遠，風土隔絕，世不與中國交通。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     南中有歌营国，去京师甚远，风土隔绝，世不与中国交通。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 6th century, 洛陽伽藍記

     Nánzhōng yǒu Gēyíngguó, qù jīngshī shèn yuǎn, fēngtǔ géjué, shì bù yǔ Zhōngguó jiāotōng.

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3. (literary) to collude with

   • 樊稠何故交通韓遂，欲謀造反？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     樊稠何故交通韩遂，欲谋造反？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Fán Chóu hégù jiāotōng Hán Suì, yù móu zàofǎn?

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Synonyms

• (to collude with):

Japanese

Etymology

/kautuː/ → /kɔːt͡suː/ → /koːt͡suː/

From Middle Chinese compound 交通 (kaew thuwng, literally “cross through”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーつう (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

交(こう)通(つう) • (kōtsū) ^{←かうつう (kautuu)?}

1. transportation
2. traffic

   交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)

   kōtsū jiko

   traffic accident

3. social intercourse

Verb

交(こう)通(つう)する • (kōtsū suru) ^{←かうつう (kautuu)?}suru (stem 交(こう)通(つう)し (kōtsū shi), past 交(こう)通(つう)した (kōtsū shita))

1. to travel along a specific route
2. to have contact with other people, to engage in social intercourse

Conjugation

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Noun

交通 • (gyotong) (hangeul 교통)

1. Hanja form^? of 교통 (“transportation, traffic”).

Vietnamese

Verb

交通

1. chữ Hán form of giao thông (“to communicate”).

Noun

交通

1. chữ Hán form of giao thông (“transportation, traffic”).