tòng

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  1. 1. classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

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Words Containing 通

一卡通
yī kǎ tōng

the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)

不通
bù tōng

to be obstructed

交通
jiāo tōng

to be connected

卡通
kǎ tōng

cartoon (loanword)

打通
dǎ tōng

to open access

接通
jiē tōng

to connect

拨通
bō tōng

to get through to sb on the phone

普通
pǔ tōng

common

普通人
pǔ tōng rén

ordinary person

普通话
pǔ tōng huà

Mandarin (common language)

畅通
chàng tōng

unimpeded

流通
liú tōng

to circulate; to distribute

沟通
gōu tōng

to join; to connect; to link up

疏通
shū tōng

to unblock

相通
xiāng tōng

interlinked

精通
jīng tōng

to be proficient in

贯通
guàn tōng

to link up

通俗
tōng sú

common

通信
tōng xìn

to correspond (by letter etc)

通告
tōng gào

to announce; to give notice

通报
tōng bào

to inform

通宵
tōng xiāo

all night

通常
tōng cháng

regular

通往
tōng wǎng

to lead to

通畅
tōng chàng

unobstructed; clear

通用
tōng yòng

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

通知
tōng zhī

to notify

通知书
tōng zhī shū

written notice

通红
tōng hóng

very red

通缉
tōng jī

to order the arrest of sb as criminal

通行
tōng xíng

to go through

通行证
tōng xíng zhèng

a pass (authority to enter)

通讯
tōng xùn

communications

通话
tōng huà

to talk over the telephone

通货
tōng huò

currency

通车
tōng chē

to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)

通通
tōng tōng

all

通过
tōng guò

to pass through; to get through

通道
tōng dào

Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

通顺
tōng shùn

smooth

通风
tōng fēng

airy

开通
kāi tōng

to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)

开通
kāi tong

open-minded

灵通
líng tōng

fast and abundant (news)

一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng

grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)

一点就通
yī diǎn jiù tōng

a hint is all that is needed

三通
sān tōng

T-joint

上海交通大学
shàng hǎi jiāo tōng dà xué

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

不可通约
bù kě tōng yuē

having no common measure

不圆通
bù yuán tōng

inflexible

中国交通建设
zhōng guó jiāo tōng jiàn shè

China Communications Construction Company

中国交通运输协会
zhōng guó jiāo tōng yùn shū xié huì

China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)

中国移动通信
zhōng guó yí dòng tōng xìn

China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)

中国联通
zhōng guó lián tōng

China Unicom

中国通
zhōng guó tōng

China watcher

中等普通教育
zhōng děng pǔ tōng jiào yù

general middle school education

中译语通
zhōng yì yǔ tōng

Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company

串通
chuàn tōng

to collude

串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì

to act in collusion (idiom)

事先通知
shì xiān tōng zhī

preliminary notification

互通
hù tōng

to intercommunicate

互通性
hù tōng xìng

interoperability (of communications equipment)

互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú

(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back

五口通商
wǔ kǒu tōng shāng

the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海

五通
wǔ tōng

bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame)

五通桥
wǔ tōng qiáo

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan

五通桥区
wǔ tōng qiáo qū

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan

亘古通今
gèn gǔ tōng jīn

from ancient times up to now

交通协管员
jiāo tōng xié guǎn yuán

traffic warden

交通卡
jiāo tōng kǎ

public transportation card

交通堵塞
jiāo tōng dǔ sè

road congestion

交通工具
jiāo tōng gōng jù

means of transportation

交通意外
jiāo tōng yì wài

traffic accident

交通拥挤
jiāo tōng yōng jǐ

traffic congestion

交通标志
jiāo tōng biāo zhì

traffic sign

交通枢纽
jiāo tōng shū niǔ

traffic hub

交通灯
jiāo tōng dēng

traffic light

交通立体化
jiāo tōng lì tǐ huà

grade separation (civil engineering)

交通管理局
jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ jú

department of transport

交通肇事罪
jiāo tōng zhào shì zuì

culpable driving causing serious damage or injury

交通规则
jiāo tōng guī zé

traffic rules

交通警察
jiāo tōng jǐng chá

traffic police

交通警卫
jiāo tōng jǐng wèi

road traffic policing

交通费
jiāo tōng fèi

transport costs

交通车
jiāo tōng chē

shuttle bus

交通运输部
jiāo tōng yùn shū bù

PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)

交通部
jiāo tōng bù

Department of Transportation; (PRC) Ministry of Transport

交通银行
jiāo tōng yín háng

Bank of Communications

交通锥
jiāo tōng zhuī

traffic cone

交通阻塞
jiāo tōng zǔ sè

traffic jam

亨通
hēng tōng

to go smoothly

人行地下通道
rén xíng dì xià tōng dào

pedestrian underpass

伊通
yī tōng

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

伊通河
yī tōng hé

Yitong River in Siping 四平[sì píng], Jilin

伊通满族自治县
yī tōng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

伊通火山群
yī tōng huǒ shān qún

Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

伊通县
yī tōng xiàn

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

伊通自然保护区
yī tōng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

伊通镇
yī tōng zhèn

Yitong township, capital of Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

信息与通讯技术
xìn xī yǔ tōng xùn jì shù

information and communication technology, ICT

信息灵通
xìn xi líng tōng

see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiāo xi líng tōng]

传输通道
chuán shū tōng dào

transport channel

光通量
guāng tōng liàng

luminous flux (physics)

克拉通
kè lā tōng

craton (loanword)

全球通
quán qiú tōng

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)

八仙过海,各显神通
bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng

lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)

八达通
bā dá tōng

Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)

公共交通
gōng gòng jiāo tōng

public transport

共通
gòng tōng

universal; applicable to all (or both)

共通性
gòng tōng xìng

commonality

冠状动脉旁通手术
guān zhuàng dòng mài páng tōng shǒu shù

coronary bypass operation

凡士通
fán shì tōng

Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)

利通区
lì tōng qū

Litong district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市|吴忠市[wú zhōng shì], Ningxia

勾通
gōu tōng

to collude with

半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng

to not fully understand (idiom)

南通
nán tōng

Nantong, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

南通市
nán tōng shì

Nantong, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

博古通今
bó gǔ tōng jīn

conversant with things past and present

博识多通
bó shí duō tōng

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

即时通讯
jí shí tōng xùn

instant messaging

原子科学家通报
yuán zǐ kē xué jiā tōng bào

Journal of Atomic Scientists

口语沟通
kǒu yǔ gōu tōng

oral communication (psychology)

古尔班通古特沙漠
gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè shā mò

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

另行通知
lìng xíng tōng zhī

to notify at a different time

可通
kě tōng

passable

可通约
kě tōng yuē

commensurable

四通八达
sì tōng bā dá

roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

因特网联通
yīn tè wǎng lián tōng

Internet connection

国际文传通讯社
guó jì wén chuán tōng xùn shè

Interfax News Agency

圆通
yuán tōng

flexible

地下通道
dì xià tōng dào

underpass

塑料普通话
sù liào pǔ tōng huà

(coll.) Mandarin Chinese spoken with a thick regional accent

大久保利通
dà jiǔ bǎo lì tōng

Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician

大通
dà tōng

Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui

大通区
dà tōng qū

Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui

大通回族土族自治县
dà tōng huí zú tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai

大通县
dà tōng xiàn

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai

大显神通
dà xiǎn shén tōng

to display one's remarkable skill or prowess

字根通用码
zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ

common coding for components of Chinese character

官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng

(of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)

宿命通
sù mìng tōng

(Buddhism) recollection of past lives

富士通
fù shì tōng

Fujitsu

小灵通
xiǎo líng tōng

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弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng

to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)

弄通
nòng tōng

to get a good grasp of

彭博通讯社
péng bó tōng xùn shè

Bloomberg L.P., financial software services, news and data company

心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

恶性通货膨胀
è xìng tōng huò péng zhàng

hyperinflation

想不通
xiǎng bu tōng

unable to understand

想通
xiǎng tōng

to figure out

打不通
dǎ bu tōng

cannot get through (on phone)

打通宵
dǎ tōng xiāo

to spend the whole night

接通费
jiē tōng fèi

connection charge

搞通
gǎo tōng

to make sense of sth

抢通
qiǎng tōng

to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies)

扑通
pū tōng

(onom.) sound of object falling into water

改善通讯
gǎi shàn tōng xùn

to improve communications

政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé

efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people

数字通信
shù zì tōng xìn

digital communications

数据通信
shù jù tōng xìn

data communication

数码通
shù mǎ tōng

SmarTone-Vodafone (Hong Kong and Macau company)

斯通亨治石栏
sī tōng hēng zhì shí lán

Stonehenge stone circle

昭通
zhāo tōng

Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan

昭通地区
zhāo tōng dì qū

Zhaotong prefecture in Yunnan

昭通市
zhāo tōng shì

Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan

时运亨通
shí yùn hēng tōng

our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)

普利司通
pǔ lì sī tōng

Bridgestone (tire company)

普普通通
pǔ pǔ tōng tōng

ordinary

普通中学
pǔ tōng zhōng xué

general middle school

普通名词
pǔ tōng míng cí

common noun (grammar)

普通问题
pǔ tōng wèn tí

common questions

普通夜鹰
pǔ tōng yè yīng

(bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)

普通教育
pǔ tōng jiào yù

general education

普通朱雀
pǔ tōng zhū què

(bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

普通楼燕
pǔ tōng lóu yàn

(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)

普通民众
pǔ tōng mín zhòng

ordinary people

普通法
pǔ tōng fǎ

common law

普通潜鸟
pǔ tōng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

普通燕鸻
pǔ tōng yàn héng

(bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

普通燕鸥
pǔ tōng yàn ōu

(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

普通秋沙鸭
pǔ tōng qiū shā yā

(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)

普通秧鸡
pǔ tōng yāng jī

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)

普通翠鸟
pǔ tōng cuì niǎo

(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

普通老百姓
pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng

common people

普通股
pǔ tōng gǔ

common stock

普通角闪石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

普通话水平测试
pǔ tōng huà shuǐ píng cè shì

Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994

普通赤杨
pǔ tōng chì yáng

alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)

普通车
pǔ tōng chē

local train

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)

普通䴓
pǔ tōng shī

(bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

普通𫛭
pǔ tōng kuáng

(bird species of China) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

普通鹰鹃
pǔ tōng yīng juān

(bird species of China) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

普通鸬鹚
pǔ tōng lú cí

(bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

最后通牒
zuì hòu tōng dié

ultimatum

有无相通
yǒu wú xiāng tōng

mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)

朝鲜中央通讯社
cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng tōng xùn shè

North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)

条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ

all roads lead to Rome

正字通
zhèng zì tōng

Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈[zhāng zì liè] in 17th century