通过【tōngguò】

通过 names the way a result came about: a person, a channel, an activity, an experience. The 通过 phrase goes at the start of the sentence or after the subject, and the result follows.

With an activity

A verb phrase after 通过 gives English "by doing". It stays in front of the main verb.

• × 他学会了中文通过看电视 → 他通过看电视学会了中文

Not for vehicles and tools

通过 is for channels and processes. A vehicle takes 坐 or 骑, and a tool takes 用.

• × 我通过飞机去上海 → 我坐飞机去上海

The verb: "pass", "go through"

On its own as a verb, 通过 means passing an exam, a plan being approved, or going through or across a place.