通 tōng
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verb
to go through; to open
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 1; Unihan '通') -
adjective
open
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '通' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '通' 3) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
verb
to report
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 通报 in this sense (Guoyu '通' v 3) -
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) -
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'). -
verb
to transmit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '通' v 2; Kroll 2015 '通' 2) -
verb
to attain a goal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 4) -
adverb
finally; in the end
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 4a) -
verb
to communicate with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 5) -
adverb
thoroughly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '通' adj 7; Kroll 2015 '通' 6) -
verb
to pardon; to forgive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '通' 8) -
adjective
free-flowing; smooth
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 畅达 (Guoyu '通' adj 2) -
adjective
smoothly; without a hitch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 顺利 (Guoyu '通' adj 3) -
adjective
erudite; learned
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 通 is synonymous with 渊博 in this sense (Guoyu '通' adj 5) -
noun
an expert
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '通' n 1)
Contained in
- 交通岛(交通島) traffic island
- 连通(連通) to connect; to communicate; to relate
- 私通外国(私通外國) collusion with a foreign state
- 官运亨通(官運亨通) (of a political career) everything is going smoothly
- 可通约(可通約) commensurable; having a common measure
- 交通意外 traffic accident; car crash
- 通于九变(通於九變) to thoroughly understand the nine variations [of tactics]
- 潘通 Pantone color system
- 交通阻塞 traffic jam
- 通讯行业(通訊行業) communications industry
- 通灵(通靈) to communicate with the spirits; psychic; (ears) sensitive; (information) accurate
- 灵犀一点通(靈犀一點通) mental rapport; likeness of mind; spiritual link
- 串通一气(串通一氣) to act in collusion
- 通信地址 mail address
- 通讯卫星(通訊衛星) communications satellite
- 弄懂弄通 to get a thorough understanding of sth
- 交通量 traffic flow
- 字根通用码(字根通用碼) common coding for components of Chinese character
- 通通 all; entire; complete
- 通格 absolutive case
- 说通(說通) to get somebody to understand; to persuade
- 词素通达模型(詞素通達模型) morpheme access model (MA model)
- 克拉通 craton
- 政通人和 efficient government, people at peace; all is well with the state and the people
- 普通名词(普通名詞) an ordinary noun
- 普通翠鸟(普通翠鳥) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- 神通 a remarkable ability; a magical power ; to know intuitively
- 通心粉 macaroni
- 通用性 universality
- 通讯社(通訊社) news agency
- 通同 to collude; to gang up on; to coordinate
- 免费流通(免費流通) free circulation; free distribution
- 普通鹰鹃(普通鷹鵑) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
- 亘古通今(亙古通今) from ancient times up to now; throughout history
- 交通事故 traffic accident
Also contained in
美国联合通讯社 、 清代通史 、 五通桥 、 三通力 、 高通公司 、 通古斯语族 、 谢通门县 、 身通 、 八达通 、 通配符 、 中译语通 、 伊通河 、 融通 、 朝鲜中央通讯社 、 数码通 、 伊通县
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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: 44
- 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
- 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
- 通德 (通德) 通德而天下定 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 3
- 通四方 (通四方) 或通四方之珍異以資之 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — 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