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

病 tōng bìng common problem; common failing
费 jiāo tōng fèi transport costs
讯社 tōng xùn shè a news service (e.g. Xinhua)
车 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute
水泄不 shuǐ xiè bù tōng lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
气孔 tōng qì kǒng an airvent; a louvre; airflow orifice
lián tōng China United Telecommunications Corporation; aka China Unicom or Unicom; abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通; connection; link; to link together
宵达旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night
讯卫星 tōng xùn wèi xīng communications satellite
shén tōng remarkable ability; magical power
guàn tōng to link up; to thread together
达 tōng dá to understand clearly; to be sensible or reasonable; understanding
dà tōng Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui; Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
百事 bǎi shì tōng knowledgeable person; know all
力 tōng lì to cooperate; concerted effort
知单 tōng zhī dān notification; notice; ticket; receipt
一气 chuàn tōng yī qì to act in collusion (idiom)
富士 fù shì tōng Fujitsu
信卫星 tōng xìn wèi xīng communications satellite
明 tōng míng brightly lit
称 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as); generic term
货 tōng huò currency; exchange of goods
顺 tōng shùn smooth; clear and coherent
nán tōng Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
融会贯 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas