Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

pervade; penetrate; pass through; thorough; penetrating

Chinese: 通透、彻底。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “che” becomes a different word in each tone. 彻 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 彻底chè dǐthorough; thoroughly; complete
  • 贯彻guàn chèto implement; to put into practice; to carry out
  • 透彻tòu chèpenetrating; thorough; incisive
  • 彻夜chè yèthe whole night
  • 通彻tōng chèto understand completely

Example Sentence

他把房间彻底打扫了一遍。Tā bǎ fáng jiān chè dǐ dǎ sǎo le yí biàn.He thoroughly cleaned the room.

he(marks the object)房间fáng jiānroom彻底chè dǐthorough打扫dǎ sǎoto cleanle(completed action)一遍yí biànone time (all the way thro