通过 (through / by means of)
IntroducedA method needs someone using it
- Study helped you improve.
- through通过study学习，I我improve进步(completed / change)了。 — study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 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, through通过study学习，I我improve进步(completed / change)了。: study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
- I我 remains the subject of improve进步.
- A 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
- study学习 names the means by which the speaker improved.
- I我 remains the subject of improve进步. A 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.
Study helped you improve. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.