• 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	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	HSK 4
  交通	jiāo tōng	to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison	HSK 4
  普通	pǔ tōng	common; ordinary; general; average
  通知	tōng zhī	to notify; to inform; notice; notification; Classifiers: 个	HSK 4
  通信	tōng xìn	to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication

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• 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

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