通
Meaning
- to go through
- to know well
- (suffix) expert
- to connect
- to communicate
- open
- to clear
- classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng tong4
- classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
Example sentences
- None of this makes any sense.
- It makes sense.
- I talked to him on the telephone yesterday night.
- That actually makes a lot of sense.
HSK words with 通 · 24 of 43
- 通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 普通pǔtōngcommon
- 交通jiāotōngto be connected
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin (common language)
- 通常tōngchángregular
- 通信tōngxìnto correspond (by letter etc)
- 通知书tōngzhīshūwritten notice
- 沟通gōutōngto join; to connect; to link up
- 通用tōngyòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
- 流通liútōngto circulate; to distribute
- 通道tōngdào(communications) channel
- 通讯tōngxùncommunications
- 开通kāitōngto open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
- 通话tōnghuàto hold a conversation
- 通报tōngbàoto inform
- 不通bùtōngto be obstructed
- 通行tōngxíngto go through
- 畅通chàngtōngunimpeded
- 通红tōnghóngvery red
- 普通人pǔtōngrénordinary person
- 通往tōngwǎngto lead to
- 卡通kǎtōngcartoon (loanword)
- 通告tōnggàoto announce; to give notice