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

WORDS

行证 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct
向 tōng xiàng to lead to
告 tōng gào to announce; to give notice
bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
宵 tōng xiāo all night; throughout the night
报 tōng bào to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal
风 tōng fēng airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information
奸 tōng jiān adultery; to commit adultery
行得 xíng de tōng practicable; realizable; will work
心粉 tōng xīn fěn macaroni
tōng tōng all; entire; complete
行 tōng xíng to go through; to pass through; to be in general use
风口 tōng fēng kǒu air vent; opening for ventilation
dǎ tōng to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)
电话 tōng diàn huà to phone sb up
一窍不 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
缉令 tōng jī lìng order for arrest; wanted circular; wanted poster
缉犯 tōng jī fàn wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law)
xiāng tōng interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating
mǎi tōng to bribe
情达理 tōng qíng dá lǐ fair and reasonable (idiom); sensible; standing to reason
chuàn tōng to collude; to collaborate; to gang up
最后牒 zuì hòu tōng dié ultimatum
晓 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth); to understand sth through and through
融 tōng róng flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan