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Meaning of 通

Pinyin tōng、 tòng

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

go through / know well / to connect / to communicate / open

Usage

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通 [tōng] 动: 1. 没有阻碍，可以穿过，能够达到: open; through; unimpeded. - 例: 通风 (ventilate); 通天 (reach the sky). 2. 懂得，彻底明了: understand; comprehend; be proficient in; be well versed in. - 例: 通晓 (well-versed); 通今博古 (comprehend both contemporary and ancient). 3. 传递; 传达: pass on; communicate. - 例: 通信 (communication); 通报 (report). 4. 沟通; 接通: link up. - 例: 通道 (passage); 通电 (restore power). 5. 往来友好: friendly intercourse. - 例: 通家至契 (friends across generations). 6. 了解; 精通: understand; be proficient in. - 例: 通文 (well-versed in literature). 7. 通报; 说: report; tell. - 例: 通状 (submit reports). 8. 疏通; 开通: dredge; remove obstacles from; open. - 例: 通渠 (drainage); 通便 (relieve constipation). 9. 通行; 通用: pass through; in common use. - 例: 通行证 (pass). 10. 流通，互相交换: exchange. - 例: 通货 (currency). 11. 陈述: state. - 例: 通款 (indicate intention). 12. 通奸，过非婚性生活: commit adultery. - 例: 有通 (have an affair). 13. 调和: reconcile. - 例: 通和 (harmonize). 形: 1. 整个，全部: whole. - 例: 通国 (the whole country). 2. 博识: learned; erudite. - 例: 通士 (scholarly person). 3. 总共: in all; altogether. - 例: 通计 (total amount). 4. 共同: common. - 例: 通财 (share wealth). 5. 透彻: penetrating. - 例: 通透 (thorough understanding). 名: 1. 在某一方面，技术高超、有独创性或聪明灵巧的人: master; expert. - 例: 万事通 (know-it-all). 2. 古州名: Tong prefecture. 3. 西魏设。在今四川达县: historical administrative region. 4. 五代周置，在今江苏省南通县: historical administrative region. 5. 金置。在今北京市通县: historical administrative region. 6. 乐器名: one of musical instrument. 7. 古代土地面积单位: unit of land. - 例: 十井为通 (ten wells equal one Tong). 8. 药名。马粪: horse excrement. 量: 1. 遍; 次: time. - 例: 说了一通 (had a long talk). 2. 用于文书电报: used in documentation. - 例: 一通电报 (a telegram). 副: 1. 很; 十分: very. - 例: 通圆 (very round). 2. 总是: always. - 例: 通常 (usually). 3. 另见 tòng. 用于动作: - 例: 打了三通鼓 (played the drum three times); 挨了一通儿说 (received a scolding). tòng [量] 1. 遍: times. 用于演奏某些乐器的动作. - 例: 打了三通鼓 (played the drum three times). 2. 番: one. 多用于贬义的言语行为. - 例: 胡说一通 (talk nonsense). 3. 另见 tōng.

通告 tōng gào

to announce / to give notice

通史 tōng shǐ

narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period

通向 tōng xiàng

to lead to

通商 tōng shāng

having trading relations (of nations or regions)

噗通 pū tōng

flop

流通领域 liú tōng lǐng yù

circulation domain

交通壕 jiāo tōng háo

communication trench / trench / approach trench

通宵 tōng xiāo

all night / throughout the night

通奸 tōng jiān

adultery / to commit adultery

通婚 tōng hūn

to intermarry

多媒体通信 duō méi tǐ tōng xìn

multimedia communication

通宵达旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn

overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long / day and night

狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng

incoherent (writing or speech) / nonsensical / a load of crap

通常 tōng cháng

regular / usual / normal / usually / normally

曲径通幽 qū jìng tōng yōu

The winding path leads to a secluded quiet place. / A small path opens up on an enchanting view. / on twisted paths through twilight shades / a winding path leading to a secluded spot

开通 kāi tōng

to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)

通天彻地 tōng tiān chè dì

to know all under heaven / exceptionally talented (idiom)

通往 tōng wǎng

to lead to

通则 tōng zé

general rule / general principle

通判 tōng pàn

local magistrate

扑通 pū tōng

(onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop

通报 tōng bào

to inform / to notify / to announce / circular / bulletin / (scientific) journal

拨通 bō tōng

dial / dial-up / put through

四通八达 sì tōng bā dá

roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù

means of transportation / vehicle

昭通市 Zhāo tōng shì

Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan

普通人 pǔ tōng rén

ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street

普通话 pǔ tōng huà

Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech

普通股 pǔ tōng gǔ

common stock

沟通 gōu tōng

to join / to connect / to link up / to communicate

通俗 tōng sú

common / everyday / average

通信 tōng xìn

to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication

水泄不通 shuǐ xiè bù tōng

lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)

流通 liú tōng

to circulate / to distribute / circulation / distribution

流通股 liú tōng gǔ

circulation stock / outstanding shares / tradable share / circulating shares

最后通牒 zuì hòu tōng dié

ultimatum

古尔班通古特沙漠 Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mò

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

通例 tōng lì

general rule / standard practice

通牒 tōng dié

diplomatic note

心有灵犀一点通 xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

通用 tōng yòng

common (use) / interchangeable

畅通 chàng tōng

unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction

通畅 tōng chàng

unobstructed / clear

畅通无阻 chàng tōng wú zǔ

unimpeded / unobstructed

疏通 shū tōng

to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)

通知 tōng zhī

to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL:個|个[ge4]

亨通 hēng tōng

to go smoothly / prosperous / going well

互通 hù tōng

to intercommunicate / to interoperate

通称 tōng chēng

to be generally referred to (as) / generic term

一窍不通 yī qiào bù tōng

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me

通配符 tōng pèi fú

wildcard character (computing)

通缉 tōng jī

to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted

精通 jīng tōng

to be proficient in / to master (a subject)

通红 tōng hóng

very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)

光纤通信 guāng xiān tōng xìn

FOC / optical fiber communications

通缉令 tōng jī lìng

order for arrest / wanted circular / wanted poster

通胀 tōng zhàng

inflation

通货膨胀 tōng huò péng zhàng

inflation

通货膨胀率 tōng huò péng zhàng lǜ

inflation rate / rate of inflation

通胀率 tōng zhàng lǜ

inflation rate

串通 chuàn tōng

to collude / to collaborate / to gang up

交通 jiāo tōng

to be connected / traffic / transportation / communications / liaison

通航 tōng háng

connected by air, sea traffic or service

通葡萄酒 tōng pú táo jiǔ

Wine

通衢 tōng qú

thoroughfare / towngate / main road

通融 tōng róng

flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan

融通 róng tōng

to circulate / to flow (esp. capital) / to intermingle / to merge / to become assimilated

通讯员 tōng xùn yuán

correspondent / reporter / messenger boy

通讯业 tōng xùn yè

telecommunication industry / communication industry

通话 tōng huà

to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call

豁然贯通 huò rán guàn tōng

suddenly see the whole thing in a clear light / understand the thorough meaning suddenly

贯通 guàn tōng

to link up / to thread together

通过 tōng guò

by means of / through / via / to pass through / to get through / to adopt / to pass (a bill or inspection etc) / to switch over

通车 tōng chē

to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute

交通运输业 jiāo tōng yùn shū yè

transportation industry

通途 tōng tú

thoroughfare

相通 xiāng tōng

interlinked / connected / communicating / in communication / accommodating

通行 tōng xíng

to go through / to pass through / to be in general use

通道 tōng dào

(communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage

通都大邑 tōng dū dà yì

metropolis / large city / metropolitan cities

通邮 tōng yóu

to have postal communications

资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn

A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls