[tōng]
[動(dòng)]
（戳開） open up or clear out by poking or jabbing; poke; jab
poke up the fire
通爐子
jab the cleaning rod into a sewer pipe
通下水道
（有路達(dá)到） lead to; go to
extend in all directions; be linked by rail and road to various parts of the country
四通八達(dá)
The expressway goes [leads] straight to Shenyang.
這條高速公路直通沈陽。
（連接； 相來往） connect; communicate; transmit
communicate news
溝通情況
send secret messages
暗通款曲
exchange information
互通情報(bào)
each supplies what the other needs; supply each other's needs
互通有無
The two rooms are connected [open into each other].
兩個(gè)房間是通著的。
（傳達(dá)；使知道） notify; tell
phone sb. up; give sb. a ring; call sb. up
通個(gè)電話
tell one's name
通名報(bào)姓
（了解； 懂得） understand; know; master
have a good command of English
精通英語
learn without a teacher; self-taught
無師自通
He knows three languages.
他通3種語言。
[名]
（精通某一方面的人） authority; expert
an old China hand; Sinologue
中國(guó)通
an expert on Japan
日本通
know-all; Jack of all trades; a master of everything
萬事通
（姓氏） a surname
Tong Qi
通琦
[形]
（不堵塞的） open; through
a through street
直通街道
open bowels
大便暢通
The call has been put through.
電話打通了。
This idea will work.
這個(gè)主意行得通。
（通順） logical; coherent
The essay is ungrammatical and incoherent.
文章寫得文理不通。
（普通； 一般） common; general
a general term
通稱
the general pronunciation of a word
詞的通常讀音
common time
普通拍子
（整個(gè)； 全部） all; whole; entire
the whole body
通身
take an overall view of the situation
通觀全局
all night long
通宵達(dá)旦
overall planning
通盤規(guī)劃