Translation of 通 to English with examples of 通 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

通

tōng

v./adj. lead to; open up by poking; connect; notify; know; unblocked, through; (of writing) logical, coherent

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Other meanings

[tòng] m. for a complete activity (talking, etc)
[tōng] char./m. authority, expert; common, general; whole, all; used for documents, letters, telegrams or phone calls

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CHARACTER COMPOSITION

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CHARACTERS CONTAINING '通'

'通' is part of the following simplified words:
嗵熥

'通' is part of the following traditional words:
嗵熥

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

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通知

tōng zhī

v./n. notify; notice, announcement, notification

通气孔

通氣孔

tōng qì kǒng

n. air vent

通顺

通順

tōng shùn

adj. (of writing) smooth and fluent

通向

tōng xiàng

v. lead to

互通

hù tōng

v. intercommunicate, inter-operate, exchange

通车

通車

tōng chē

v. be open to traffic

这条路通向北京。

這條路通向北京。

zhè tiáo lù tōng xiàng běi jīng .

phr. This road leads to Beijing.

此路不通

cǐ lù bù tōng

phr. No Through Road, Dead End

直通车

直通車

zhí tōng chē

n. express through train; "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)

样样通，样样松

樣樣通，樣樣松

yàng yàng tōng, yàng yàng sōng .

phr. appearing as if one knows about everything, while in fact he/she isn't an expert in any of those fields.

通鼻窍

通鼻竅

tōng bí qiào

phr. (TCM) relieve the stuffy nose

通淋药

通淋藥

tōng lín yào

n. (TCM) strangury-relieving medicinal

我鼻子不通气。

我鼻子不通氣。

wǒ bí zi bù tōng qì

phr. My nose is clogged.; I have a stuffy nose.

无师自通

無師自通

wú shī zì tōng

idiom. be self-taught, to learn by oneself without a teacher

博古通今

bó gǔ tōng jīn

idiom. conversant with things past and present, erudite and informed