通

To go through in Chinese: 通 (tōng)

tōng

to go through

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go through
  2. 2to know well
  3. 3(suffix) expert
  4. 4to connect
  5. 5to communicate
  6. 6open
  7. 7to clear
  8. 8classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

Stroke order

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通

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄥ

tōng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这条路通到火车站。

    zhè tiáo lù tōng dào huǒ chē zhàn。

    This road leads to the train station.

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Related words

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

沟通

gōu tōng

to join

通常

tōng cháng

regular

通讯

tōng xùn

communications

普通

pǔ tōng

common

通信

tōng xìn

to correspond (by letter etc)

流通

liú tōng

to circulate

通用

tōng yòng

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

不通

bù tōng

to be obstructed

畅通

chàng tōng

unimpeded

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