通
tōng
to go through
to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
这条路不通，我们走另一条吧。
zhè tiáo lù bù tōng, wǒmen zǒu lìng yī tiáo ba。
This road doesn't go through, let's take another one.
他精通历史，昨天给我们讲了两个小时。
tā jīng tōng lìshǐ, zuótiān gěi wǒmen jiǎng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí。
He knows history very well and spoke to us for two hours yesterday.
Words with 通
透通性
tòu tōng xìng
transparency (networking)
通用性
tōng yòng xìng
universality
通乳
tōng rǔ
(medicine) to unblock breastmilk flow (of a nursing mother with clogged milk ducts)
通人
tōng rén
learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship
通例
tōng lì
general rule
通便
tōng biàn
(of medicine or food) to relieve constipation; to promote bowel movement
通便剂
tōng biàn jì
(pharmacology) a laxative
通俗
tōng sú
common
通俗来讲
tōng sú lái jiǎng
to put it in simple terms, ...
通俗小说
tōng sú xiǎo shuō
popular fiction
通俗易懂
tōng sú yì dǒng
easy to understand
通俗科学
tōng sú kē xué
popular science