通 tōng
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tōng
verb
to go through; to open
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 1; Unihan '通') -
tōng
adjective
open
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '通' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '通' 3) -
tōng
measure word
instance; occurrence; bout
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: A measure word for actions (Guoyu '通' n 2; Kroll 2015 '通' 10) -
tōng
verb
to connect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 连接 in this sense. Etymology: 通：達也。(Shuo Wen; Guoyu '通' v 1) -
tōng
verb
to know well
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 了解 or 精通 in this sense (Guoyu '通' v 4; Kroll 2015 '通' 6a) -
tōng
verb
to report
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 通报 in this sense (Guoyu '通' v 3) -
tōng
verb
to commit adultery
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 通奸 in this sense (Guoyu '通' v 5) -
tōng
adjective
common; in general
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 共同 in this sense (Guoyu '通' adj 6; Kroll 2015 '通' 7; Unihan '通'). -
tōng
verb
to transmit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '通' v 2; Kroll 2015 '通' 2) -
tōng
verb
to attain a goal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 4) -
tōng
adverb
finally; in the end
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 4a) -
tōng
verb
to communicate with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 5) -
tōng
adverb
thoroughly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '通' adj 7; Kroll 2015 '通' 6) -
tōng
verb
to pardon; to forgive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 8) -
tōng
adjective
free-flowing; smooth
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 畅达 (Guoyu '通' adj 2) -
tōng
adjective
smoothly; without a hitch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 顺利 (Guoyu '通' adj 3) -
tōng
adjective
erudite; learned
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 渊博 in this sense (Guoyu '通' adj 5) -
tōng
noun
an expert
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '通' n 1)
Contained in
- 通用汽车公司(通用汽車公司) General Motors
- 通货膨胀(通貨膨脹) inflation
- 数据通信(數據通信) data communication
- 私通 to communicate with secretly; to collude with ; to have a secret affair
- 字根通用码(字根通用碼) common coding for components of Chinese character
- 冠状动脉旁通手术(冠狀動脈旁通手術) coronary bypass operation
- 直通 direct link
- 条条大路通罗马(條條大路通羅馬) all roads lead to Rome; use different means to obtain the same result
- 王道通三 the way of kings connects the three
- 沟通(溝通) to communicate
- 通行证(通行證) a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct
- 通识教育(通識教育) general education
- 普通教育 general education
- 通牒 diplomatic note
- 中国通(中國通) China watcher; an expert on China; an old China hand
- 普通朱雀 common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
- 词汇通路(詞彙通路) lexical route
- 通国身(通國身) understanding the state as body
- 联通(聯通) connection; link
- 通用公共许可証(通用公共許可証) General Public Licence (GPL)
- 通灵板(通靈板) Ouija board
- 交通立体化(交通立體化) grade separation
- 圆通(圓通) flexible; accommodating
- 弄懂弄通 to get a thorough understanding of sth
- 通夜 all through the night; overnight
- 半通不通 to not fully understand
- 因特网联通(因特網聯通) Internet connection
- 通讯院士(通訊院士) corresponding member (of an academy); junior academician
- 普通股 common stock
- 普通中学(普通中學) general middle school
- 克拉通 craton
- 中等普通教育 general middle school education
- 普通法 common law
- 通信负载(通信負載) communications load
- 打通 to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)
- 不通 illogical ; not clear ; different ; blocked; obstructed
- 词素通达模型(詞素通達模型) morpheme access model (MA model)
- 通风口(通風口) air vent; opening for ventilation
- 通用 to be in common use; to be interchangeable
- 通有 circulation of goods
- 无师自通(無師自通) self-taught; to learn without a teacher
- 通习(通習) to study; to study until thoroughly familiar
Also contained in
通河 、 中国移动通信 、 通配符 、 通信协议 、 昭通市 、 吴哥通王城 、 伊通自然保护区 、 中译语通 、 通典
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷八十七 志第四十 地理三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Geography 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 86
- 卷八十三 志第三十三: 選舉三 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Selection of Officials 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 58
- 卷八十八 志第六十四 河渠六 Volume 88 Treatises 64: Rivers and Canals 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 57
- 卷三十七 志第十三 曆七 Volume 37 Treatises 13: Calendar 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 55
- 卷四十四 志第三十四 選舉志上 Volume 44 Treatises 39: Selecting and Appointing Officials 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 51
- 卷五十六 列傳第六: 蕭銑 杜伏威 輔公祏 沈法興 李子通 羅藝 梁師都 Volume 56 Biographies 6: Xiao Xian, du fuwei, Fu Gongshi, Shen Faxing, Li Zitong, Luo Yi, Liang Shidou Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 50
- 卷五十九 列傳第九: 屈突通 任瓌 丘和 許紹 李襲志 姜謩 Volume 59 Biographies 9: Qu Tutong, Ren Gui, Qiu He, Xu Shao, Li Xizhi, Jian Mo Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 47
- 卷三十四 志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 45
- 卷八十五 志第六十一 河渠三 Volume 85 Treatises 61: Rivers and Canals 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 45
- 卷一百五十七 志第一百一十 選舉三 Volume 157 Treatises 110: Selection and appointment of Officials 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 45
Collocations
- 修通 (修通) 坦氣修通 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 10
- 通嗣 (通嗣) 通嗣君也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
- 上通 (上通) 上通而不困 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《儒行》 The Conduct of the Scholar — count: 5
- 通外 (通外) 通外內之言以事君 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
- 属通 (屬通) 弟兄不得以屬通 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
- 通吴 (通吳) 乃通吳于晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 4
- 始通 (始通) 始通也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
- 通可以 (通可以) 通可以已也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
- 情通 (情通) 百里之情通矣 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 3
- 通德 (通德) 通德而天下定 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 3