What does 通 mean in Chinese?
通 (tōng) means to go through.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
通
to go through
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to go through
02
to know well
03
(suffix) expert
04
to connect
05
to communicate
06
open
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 通
How do you pronounce 通?
通 is pronounced tōng. It also has the reading tòng.
Is 通 an HSK word?
通 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 通?
通 is used as a 动词 / 形容词 / 量词 (verb / adjective / measure word) in Chinese.
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