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Meaning of

Pinyin tōng、 tòng
Radical
Strokes
10
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.
tōng gào
to announce / to give notice
tōng shǐ
narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period
tōng xiàng
to lead to
tōng shāng
having trading relations (of nations or regions)
pū tōng
flop
liú tōng lǐng yù
circulation domain
jiāo tōng háo
communication trench / trench / approach trench
tōng xiāo
all night / throughout the night
tōng jiān
adultery / to commit adultery
tōng hūn
to intermarry
duō méi tǐ tōng xìn
multimedia communication
tōng xiāo dá dàn
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long / day and night
gǒu pì bù tōng
incoherent (writing or speech) / nonsensical / a load of crap
tōng cháng
regular / usual / normal / usually / normally
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
kāi tōng
to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)
tōng tiān chè dì
to know all under heaven / exceptionally talented (idiom)
tōng wǎng
to lead to
tōng zé
general rule / general principle
tōng pàn
local magistrate
pū tōng
(onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop
tōng bào
to inform / to notify / to announce / circular / bulletin / (scientific) journal
bō tōng
dial / dial-up / put through
sì tōng bā dá
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
jiāo tōng gōng jù
means of transportation / vehicle
Zhāo tōng shì
Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan
pǔ tōng rén
ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street
pǔ tōng huà
Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech
pǔ tōng gǔ
common stock
gōu tōng
to join / to connect / to link up / to communicate
tōng sú
common / everyday / average
tōng xìn
to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication
shuǐ xiè bù tōng
lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
liú tōng
to circulate / to distribute / circulation / distribution
liú tōng gǔ
circulation stock / outstanding shares / tradable share / circulating shares
zuì hòu tōng dié
ultimatum
Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mò
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
tōng lì
general rule / standard practice
tōng dié
diplomatic note
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
tōng yòng
common (use) / interchangeable
chàng tōng
unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction
tōng chàng
unobstructed / clear
chàng tōng wú zǔ
unimpeded / unobstructed
shū tōng
to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)
tōng zhī
to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL:個|个[ge4]
hēng tōng
to go smoothly / prosperous / going well
hù tōng
to intercommunicate / to interoperate
tōng chēng
to be generally referred to (as) / generic term
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
tōng pèi fú
wildcard character (computing)
tōng jī
to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted
jīng tōng
to be proficient in / to master (a subject)
tōng hóng
very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)
guāng xiān tōng xìn
FOC / optical fiber communications
tōng jī lìng
order for arrest / wanted circular / wanted poster
tōng zhàng
inflation
tōng huò péng zhàng
inflation
tōng huò péng zhàng lǜ
inflation rate / rate of inflation
tōng zhàng lǜ
inflation rate
chuàn tōng
to collude / to collaborate / to gang up
jiāo tōng
to be connected / traffic / transportation / communications / liaison
tōng háng
connected by air, sea traffic or service
tōng pú táo jiǔ
Wine
tōng qú
thoroughfare / towngate / main road
tōng róng
flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan
róng tōng
to circulate / to flow (esp. capital) / to intermingle / to merge / to become assimilated
tōng xùn yuán
correspondent / reporter / messenger boy
tōng xùn yè
telecommunication industry / communication industry
tōng huà
to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call
huò rán guàn tōng
suddenly see the whole thing in a clear light / understand the thorough meaning suddenly
guàn tōng
to link up / to thread together
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
tōng chē
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
jiāo tōng yùn shū yè
transportation industry
tōng tú
thoroughfare
xiāng tōng
interlinked / connected / communicating / in communication / accommodating
tōng xíng
to go through / to pass through / to be in general use
tōng dào
(communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage
tōng dū dà yì
metropolis / large city / metropolitan cities
tōng yóu
to have postal communications
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

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