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
灵通
líng tōng
fast and abundant (news)
通报
tōng bào
to inform
想不通
xiǎng bu tōng
unable to understand
通辽市
tōng liáo shì
Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
轨道交通
guǐ dào jiāo tōng
metro
通俗
tōng sú
common
通行证
tōng xíng zhèng
a pass (authority to enter)
通顺
tōng shùn
smooth
伊通
yī tōng
see 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县[Yi1 tong1 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
小灵通
xiǎo líng tōng
Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
通用汽车
tōng yòng qì chē
General Motors (car company)
通史
tōng shǐ
narrative history