通
tōng
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
Other reading: tòng
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
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Examples
那样说得通。
nà yàng shuō dé tōng。
It makes sense.
那个相当能说得通。
nà ge xiāng dāng néng shuō dé tōng。
That actually makes a lot of sense.
门太窄了，这辆车通不过。
mén tài zhǎi le， zhè liàng chē tōng bù guò。
The gate is so narrow that the car can't pass through it.
Words with this character
通过 tōng guò to pass through通知 tōng zhī to notify普通 pǔ tōng common交通 jiāo tōng to be connected通常 tōng cháng regular通道 tōng dào channel沟通 gōu tōng to join通讯 tōng xùn communications通信 tōng xìn to correspond开通 kāi tōng to open通话 tōng huà to hold a conversation通报 tōng bào to inform普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person通往 tōng wǎng to lead to卡通 kǎ tōng cartoon不通 bù tōng to be obstructed通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime流通 liú tōng to circulate通行 tōng xíng to go through通告 tōng gào to announce通宵 tōng xiāo all night通风 tōng fēng airy通行证 tōng xíng zhèng a pass