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Expressing through with 透过 (tòuguò)
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Manner & Method
Structure
Subject + 透过 + Object + Verb
Explanation
The preposition 透过 (tòuguò) means "through" and describes something passing through a medium or barrier, such as light through a window. It emphasizes penetration or transmission and is more literary than 通过. It is placed before the object that is being passed through.
Examples
阳光透过窗户照进了房间。
yángguāng tòuguò chuānghù zhào jìn le fángjiān.
Sunlight shone into the room through the window.
透过这些数据，我们可以看出问题所在。
tòuguò zhèxiē shùjù, wǒmen kěyǐ kàn chū wèntí suǒzài.
Through this data, we can see where the problem lies.
她透过玻璃看到外面下起了雪。
tā tòuguò bōlí kàn dào wàimiàn xià qǐ le xuě.
She saw through the glass that it had started snowing outside.