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
- 通信 to communicate ; communication
- 光通量 luminous flux
- 通国身(通國身) understanding the state as body
- 恶性通货膨胀(惡性通貨膨脹) hyperinflation
- 政通人和 efficient government, people at peace; all is well with the state and the people
- 普通朱雀 common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
- 通知单(通知單) notification; notice; ticket; receipt
- 一点就通(一點就通) a hint is all that is needed; understanding each other without the need to explain
- 通水 to have running water (in a house etc)
- 买通(買通) to bribe
- 融会贯通(融會貫通) to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas
- 通则(通則) a general rule
- 通信线(通信線) communication line; hot line
- 普通法 common law
- 通道 channel; thoroughfare; passage ; a channel
- 触类旁通(觸類旁通) to comprehend by analogy
- 普通燕鸥(普通燕鷗) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 接通 to connect; to put through
- 灵犀相通(靈犀相通) kindred spirits
- 疏通费(疏通費) facilitation payment; bribe
- 心有灵犀一点通(心有靈犀一點通) hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn
- 普通鹰鹃(普通鷹鵑) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
- 普通车(普通車) local train; ordinary vehicle
- 通夜 all through the night; overnight
- 弄懂弄通 to get a thorough understanding of sth
- 通讯协定(通訊協定) communications protocol
- 万事通(萬事通) jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
- 普通教育 general education
- 通风管(通風管) ventilation duct
- 斯通亨治石栏(斯通亨治石欄) Stonehenge stone circle
- 博识多通(博識多通) knowledgeable and perspicacious
- 交通肇事罪 culpable driving causing serious damage or injury
- 信息与通讯技术(信息與通訊技術) information and communication technology (ICT)
- 会通(會通) to master; to understand thoroughly
- 最后通牒(最後通牒) ultimatum
- 普通𫛭(普通鵟) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
- 八仙过海,各显神通(八仙過海,各顯神通) the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent
- 通奸(通姦) illicit sex
Also contained in
费孝通 、 穆通 、 民国通俗演义 、 京本通俗小说 、 通州 、 移动通信网络 、 通辽 、 通城 、 通榆县 、 标准通用标记语言 、 高通公司 、 通河县 、 通用语
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- 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: 48
- 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
- 卷八十四 志第三十四: 選舉四 Volume 84 Treatises 37: Selection of Officials 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 44
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
- 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
- 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
- 情通 (情通) 百里之情通矣 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — 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