通过 (through / by means of)
A method needs someone using it
- Study helped you improve.
- 通过学习，我进步了。 — 学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
A method needs someone using it
- Study helped you improve.
- to pass through通过to learn学习，I / me我progress进步(completed / change)了。 — to learn学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
Study helped you improve. What does 通过学习，我进步了。 communicate?
学习 names the means by which the speaker improved. 我 remains the subject of 进步. A 通过 phrase names a means or channel, not automatically the person doing every following action.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 通过 (through / by means of). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
through通过study学习，I我improve进步了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to pass through通过 (through / by means of). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
through通过study学习，I我improve进步了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Through studying, I improved: ____ 学习，我进步了。
通过 + Method，… = through …: 通过学习,我进步了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 通过学习，我进步了。: 学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, to pass through通过to learn学习，I / me我progress进步(completed / change)了。: to learn学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
通过 introduces…
通过努力 (through effort), 通过网络 (via the internet).
Know the boundary
- 我 remains the subject of 进步.
- A 通过 phrase names a means or channel, not automatically the person doing every following action.
Know the boundary
- I / me我 remains the subject of progress进步.
- A to pass through通过 phrase names a means or channel, not automatically the person doing every following action.
通过 can introduce a person you act through (通过朋友).
Yes — 通过朋友 = through a friend.
通过学习 removes the need to identify who improved.
我 remains the subject of 进步. A 通过 phrase names a means or channel, not automatically the person doing every following action. 学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
Use the distinction
- 学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
- 我 remains the subject of 进步. A 通过 phrase names a means or channel, not automatically the person doing every following action.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.
Use the distinction
- to learn学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
- I / me我 remains the subject of progress进步. A to pass through通过 phrase names a means or channel, not automatically the person doing every following action.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.