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通Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Antonyms: 堵 住宿
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 辵
Pictophonetic:甬 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿺ Surround from lower left
Similar Characters: 痛 桶 诵 捅 俑 涌 迊
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1
Pinyin: tōng
English Definition:to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
Chinese Definition:
①设有阻碍，可以穿过，能够达到：通风。通天。通气。通宵。通行。通过。通衢。贯通。四通八达。曲径通幽。
②懂得，彻底明了：通晓。通彻。通今博古。通情达理。
③传达：通令。通讯。通报。通告。通知。通缉。通谍。
④往来交接：通敌。通商。通邮。通融。通假(汉字的通用和假借)。串通。沟通。
⑤普遍、全：通才(指知识广博，具有多种才能的人)。通论。通体。通身。通读。通常。通病。通盘。普通。
⑥男女不正当的性行为：通奸。私通。
Example Words:
通过HSK 4 tōng guò by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
交通HSK 4 jiāo tōng to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
普通 pǔ tōng common; ordinary; general; average
通知HSK 4 tōng zhī to notify; to inform; notice; notification; Classifiers: 个
通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication
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2
Pinyin: tòng
English Definition:classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
Example Words:
一通 yī tòng one time; once
More:通* | *通 | *通*
Example Sentences
1
zhè
这
tiáo
条
lù
路
bù tōng
不通
。
This road leads nowhere.
2
zǒu láng
走廊
tōng xiàng
通向
qiú chǎng
球场
。
The corridor leads to the field.
3
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
kàn
看
kǎ tòng piàn
卡通片
。
I enjoy watching cartoons.
4
tā
她
jīng tōng
精通
wǔ
五
zhòng
种
yǔ yán
语言
。
She is proficient in five languages.
5
tā
他
de
的
xiǎng fǎ
想法
hěn
很
pǔ tōng
普通
。
His ideas are very ordinary.
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