Character data

HSK 4

FREQUENCY 190th character

RADICAL ⾡ (162.7)

STROKES 10

INDEX # 2145

通 tōng

to connect; to communicate; to go through

HSK 4 #190

通 tōng	1. to connect 2. to communicate 3. to go through 4. open 5. to know well 6. to clear 7. (suffix) expert 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通 tòng	1. classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Word	Meaning
普普通通 pǔ pǔ tōng tōng	ordinary; nothing special; mediocre
万事通 wàn shì tōng	know-it-all; jack-of-all-trades
通气 tōng qì	ventilation; to keep each other informed
通电 tōng diàn	to switch on; to set up an electric circuit
通风管 tōng fēng guǎn	ventilation duct
灵通 líng tōng	fast and abundant (news); effective; clever
变通 biàn tōng	to act differently in different situations
直通 zhí tōng	to lead directly to
通讯录 tōng xùn lù	address book; directory
通关 tōng guān	to clear customs
疏通 shū tōng	to unblock; to get things flowing; to clear the way
通畅 tōng chàng	clear; unobstructed
通红 tōng hóng	very red; to blush (deep red); red through and through
通灵 tōng líng	psychic; to communicate with the spirits
扑通 pū tōng	plop; (onom.) sound of object falling into water
通力合作 tōng lì hé zuò	to give full cooperation; to join forces
连通 lián tōng	to connect; to communicate; to relate
通讯员 tōng xùn yuán	correspondent; reporter; messenger boy
私通 sī tōng	to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery
交通部 jiāo tōng bù	Ministry of Transport; Transport Department
通婚 tōng hūn	to intermarry
神通广大 shén tōng guǎng dà	to possess remarkable abilities
通路 tōng lù	passage; thoroughfare; pathway
互通 hù tōng	to intercommunicate; to interoperate
此路不通 cǐ lù bù tōng	fig. This method does not work.; Doing this is no good.

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