通

I

tōng

open

through

open up or clear out by poking or jabbing

lead to; go to

connect

communicate

notify

tell

understand

know

authority

expert

logical

coherent

general

common

all

whole

(used for letters, telegrams, etc.)

II

tòng

a complete course or spell of activity in playing certain musical instruments

an instance of doing something unpleasant

used after the numeral

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all; authority; connect; general; go to; notify; open; through; understand

whole

【医】 make; per-

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all; authority; connect; general; go to; notify; open; through; understand; whole

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tōng

adj. open, logical, coherent, common, all, whole, through

tōng

adv. through

tōng

n. authority, expert

tōng

v. open up, know, clear out, lead to, go to, connect, communicate, notify, tell, understand

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1)

tong1

to go through, to know well, to connect, to communicate, open, to clear, classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

2)

tong4

classifier for sections of music playing, classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

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1) 通

tōng

动

（戳开） open up or clear out by poking or jabbing; poke; jab:

通炉子 poke up the fire;

通下水道 jab the cleaning rod into a sewer pipe

（有路达到） lead to; go to:

四通八达 extend in all directions; be linked by rail and road to various parts of the country;

这条高速公路直通沈阳。 The expressway goes (leads) straight to Shenyang.

（连接; 相来往） connect; communicate; transmit:

沟通情况 communicate news;

暗通款曲 send secret messages;

互通情报 exchange information;

互通有无 each supplies what the other needs; supply each other's needs;

两个房间是通着的。 The two rooms are connected (open into each other).

（传达；使知道） notify; tell:

通个电话 phone sb. up; give sb. a ring; call sb. up;

通名报姓 tell one's name

（了解; 懂得） understand; know; master:

精通英语 have a good command of English;

无师自通 learn without a teacher; self-taught;

他通3种语言。 He knows three languages.

名

（精通某一方面的人） authority; expert:

中国通 an old China hand; Sinologue;

日本通 an expert on Japan;

万事通 know-all; Jack of all trades; a master of everything

（姓氏） a surname:

通琦 Tong Qi

形

（不堵塞的） open; through:

直通街道 a through street;

大便畅通 open bowels;

电话打通了。 The call has been put through.

这个主意行得通。 This idea will work.

（通顺） logical; coherent:

文章写得文理不通。 The essay is ungrammatical and incoherent.

（普通; 一般） common; general:

通称 a general term;

词的通常读音 the general pronunciation of a word;

普通拍子 common time

（整个; 全部） all; whole; entire:

通身 the whole body;

通观全局 take an overall view of the situation;

通宵达旦 all night long;

通盘规划 overall planning

量

（用于文书电报）:

一通文书 an official document;

一通电报 a telegram

另见 tòng。

2) 通

tòng

量

（用于动作）:

大哭了一通 have a good cry;

发了一通牢骚 utter a grumble;

擂鼓三通 three rolls of the drums;

说了他一通 give him a talking-to

另见 tōng。

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Ⅰ. 通|通 [tōng] ► to go through ► to know well ► (suffix) expert ► to connect ► to communicate ► open ► to clear ► classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

Ⅱ. 通|通 [tòng] ► classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)