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
- That actually makes a lot of sense.
HSK words with 通 · 24 of 43
- 通过 tōngguò to pass through; to get through
- 通知 tōngzhī to notify
- 普通 pǔtōng common
- 交通 jiāotōng to be connected
- 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Mandarin (common language)
- 通常 tōngcháng regular
- 通信 tōngxìn to correspond (by letter etc)
- 通知书 tōngzhīshū written notice
- 沟通 gōutōng to join; to connect; to link up
- 通用 tōngyòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
- 流通 liútōng to circulate; to distribute
- 通道 tōngdào (communications) channel
- 通讯 tōngxùn communications
- 开通 kāitōng to 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 tōnghuà to hold a conversation
- 通报 tōngbào to inform
- 不通 bùtōng to be obstructed
- 通行 tōngxíng to go through
- 畅通 chàngtōng unimpeded
- 通红 tōnghóng very red
- 普通人 pǔtōngrén ordinary person
- 通往 tōngwǎng to lead to
- 卡通 kǎtōng cartoon (loanword)
- 通告 tōnggào to announce; to give notice