通 tōng

pass through, common, communicate

HSK 4 #190

DEFINITIONS

通 tōng
  • to go through
  • to know well
  • (suffix) expert
  • to connect
  • to communicate
  • open
  • to clear
  • classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通 tòng
  • classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

STROKES

通 stroke order diagram
通 stroke order animation

WORDS

通过 tōng guò
HSK 4
by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
通知 tōng zhī
HSK 4
to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:個|个[ge4]
交通 jiāo tōng
HSK 4
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
普通话 pǔ tōng huà
HSK 4
Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech
通常 tōng cháng
HSK 5
regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
沟通 gōu tōng
HSK 5
to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
通讯 tōng xùn
HSK 6
communications; news story; dispatch; CL:個|个[ge4]
卡通 kǎ tōng
HSK 6
cartoon (loanword)
通缉 tōng jī
HSK 6
to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
精通 jīng tōng
HSK 6
to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
通用 tōng yòng
HSK 6
to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable
流通 liú tōng
HSK 6
to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
畅通 chàng tōng
HSK 6
unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction
通货膨胀 tōng huò péng zhàng
HSK 6
inflation
通俗 tōng sú
HSK 6
common; everyday; average
普通 pǔ tōng common; ordinary; general; average
通话 tōng huà to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call
通道 tōng dào Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan; (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage
接通 jiē tōng to connect; to put through
普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street
通往 tōng wǎng to lead to
开通 kāi tōng to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)
开通 kāi tong open-minded
通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication
行不通 xíng bu tōng won't work; will get (you) nowhere
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