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

普普 pǔ pǔ tōng tōng ordinary; mediocre; nothing special
万事 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
气 tōng qì ventilation; aeration; to keep each other informed; to release information
电 tōng diàn to set up an electric circuit; to electrify; to switch on; to be connected to an electricity grid; open telegram
风管 tōng fēng guǎn ventilation duct
líng tōng fast and abundant (news); clever; effective
biàn tōng pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
zhí tōng to lead directly to
讯录 tōng xùn lù address book; directory
关 tōng guān to clear customs; (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
shū tōng to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)
畅 tōng chàng unobstructed; clear
红 tōng hóng very red; red through and through; to blush (deep red)
灵 tōng líng to communicate with the spirits; psychic; (ears) sensitive; (information) accurate
pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop
力合作 tōng lì hé zuò to join forces; to give full cooperation
lián tōng to connect; to communicate; to relate; (math.) connected
讯员 tōng xùn yuán correspondent; reporter; messenger boy
sī tōng to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery
部 jiāo tōng bù Ministry of Transport; Transport Department
婚 tōng hūn to intermarry
广大 shén tōng guǎng dà to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
路 tōng lù thoroughfare; passage; pathway; channel
hù tōng to intercommunicate; to interoperate
此路不 cǐ lù bù tōng this road is blocked; fig. This method does not work.; Doing this is no good.