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

触类旁 chù lèi páng tōng to comprehend (new things) by analogy
商 tōng shāng having trading relations (of nations or regions)
牒 tōng dié diplomatic note
有无 hù tōng yǒu wú mutual exchange of assistance (idiom); to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; scratch each other's back
八达 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
wǎng tōng China Netcom (CNC), former telecommunication service provider in PRC
贝纳 bèi nà tōng Benetton, clothes company
信地址 tōng xìn dì zhǐ mail address
盘 tōng pán across the board; comprehensive; overall; global
胀 tōng zhàng inflation
邮 tōng yóu to have postal communications
sān tōng T-joint; T-piece; T-pipe; three links
车 jiāo tōng chē shuttle bus
全球 quán qiú tōng Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)
量 cí tōng liàng magnetic flux
例 tōng lì general rule; standard practice
则 tōng zé general rule; general principle
古斯 tōng gǔ sī Tungus
史 tōng shǐ narrative history; comprehensive history; a history covering an extended period
州 tōng zhōu Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county; Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
票 tōng piào through ticket
航 tōng háng connected by air, sea traffic or service
霄 tōng xiāo Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
体 tōng tǐ (of sb or sth) whole or entire body
一卡 yī kǎ tōng Yikatong (Beijing public transport smart card)