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
- 词汇通路(詞彙通路) lexical route
- 交通运输部(交通運輸部) PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)
- 通风管(通風管) ventilation duct
- 通牒 diplomatic note
- 普通潜鸟(普通潛鳥) common loon (Gavia immer)
- 交通 transportation; communication ; to access without obstruction ; to be sympathetic ; to travel ; to collaborate ; to communicate
- 识时通变(識時通變) understanding and adaptable
- 普通喜鹊(普通喜鵲) Oriental magpie
- 通用汽车公司(通用汽車公司) General Motors
- 变通(變通) pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
- 通用 to be in common use; to be interchangeable
- 通气孔(通氣孔) an airvent; a louvre; airflow orifice
- 口语沟通(口語溝通) oral communication
- 电报通知(電報通知) electronic communication (fax, email etc)
- 通信服务(通信服務) communication service
- 交通安全 traffic safety
- 历朝通俗演义(歷朝通俗演義) Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
- 通风孔(通風孔) air vent; louvre
- 通学(通學) to attend school as a day student
- 连通器(連通器) communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)
- 普通翠鸟(普通翠鳥) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- 可通约(可通約) commensurable; having a common measure
- 通风(通風) to ventilate
- 通古斯 Tungus
- 通观(通觀) to take an overall view of something; comprehensive view
- 交通管制 traffic control
- 通信技术(通信技術) communications technology
- 肺通气(肺通氣) pulmonary ventilation
- 普通鹰鹃(普通鷹鵑) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
- 畅通(暢通) unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged
- 通话(通話) to hold a conversation/to talk over the telephone/phone call
- 开通(開通) to open up; to remove obstacles
- 通格 absolutive case
- 词素通达模型(詞素通達模型) morpheme access model (MA model)
- 直通火车(直通火車) through train
- 通量 flux
- 韩国联合通讯社(韓國聯合通訊社) Yonghap (South Korean news agency)
Also contained in
通化 、 通用闸道器介面 、 通辽 、 通俗编 、 西南交通大学 、 清代通史 、 通道侗族自治县 、 民国通俗演义 、 想通 、 通济渠 、 白虎通 、 卡通 、 通用语 、 大通区
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 通滥 (通濫) 通濫也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — 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