[tōng]
[动]
(戳开) open up or clear out by poking or jabbing; poke; jab
poke up the fire
通炉子
jab the cleaning rod into a sewer pipe
通下水道
(有路达到) lead to; go to
extend in all directions; be linked by rail and road to various parts of the country
四通八达
The expressway goes [leads] straight to Shenyang.
这条高速公路直通沈阳。
(连接; 相来往) connect; communicate; transmit
communicate news
沟通情况
send secret messages
暗通款曲
exchange information
互通情报
each supplies what the other needs; supply each other's needs
互通有无
The two rooms are connected [open into each other].
两个房间是通着的。
(传达;使知道) notify; tell
phone sb. up; give sb. a ring; call sb. up
通个电话
tell one's name
通名报姓
(了解; 懂得) understand; know; master
have a good command of English
精通英语
learn without a teacher; self-taught
无师自通
He knows three languages.
他通3种语言。
[名]
(精通某一方面的人) authority; expert
an old China hand; Sinologue
中国通
an expert on Japan
日本通
know-all; Jack of all trades; a master of everything
万事通
(姓氏) a surname
Tong Qi
通琦
[形]
(不堵塞的) open; through
a through street
直通街道
open bowels
大便畅通
The call has been put through.
电话打通了。
This idea will work.
这个主意行得通。
(通顺) logical; coherent
The essay is ungrammatical and incoherent.
文章写得文理不通。
(普通; 一般) common; general
a general term
通称
the general pronunciation of a word
词的通常读音
common time
普通拍子
(整个; 全部) all; whole; entire
the whole body
通身
take an overall view of the situation
通观全局
all night long
通宵达旦
overall planning
通盘规划