Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

tōng

Description

"通"是一个很常见的字,可以表示路可以走过去,也可以表示很懂一件事情。

我们打电话或者数信件的时候,也会用到"通"这个字。

Meanings

tōng

to lead to; to go through; open

这条路通到火车站。

tōng

to be expert in; to understand well

他很通中国历史。

tōng

measure word for phone calls, letters

我今天打了三通电话。

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Notes

  • Etymology

    originally means "to pass through", extended to "understand thoroughly".

  • Nuance

    as a measure word 通 counts phone calls and letters, similar to 个 but more formal.

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