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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
通知 tōngzhī	通知 \| 通知* \| *通知	to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL: 個｜个	HSK 2


交通 jiāotōng	交通 \| 交通* \| *交通	to be connected / traffic / transportation / communications / liaison	HSK 2


通过 tōngguò	通过 \| 通过* \| *通过	to pass through; to get through / to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of; through; via	通過 HSK 2


普通 pǔtōng	普通 \| 普通* \| *普通	common / ordinary / general / average	HSK 2


通 tōng	通 \| 通* \| *通	to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc	HSK 2


普通话 pǔtōnghuà	普通话 \| 普通话* \| *普通话	Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech	普通話 HSK 2


通常 tōngcháng	通常 \| 通常* \| *通常	regular; usual; normal / usually; normally	HSK 3


通信 tōngxìn	通信 \| 通信* \| *通信	to correspond (by letter, email etc) / to send or receive messages through telecommunications	HSK 3


通知书 tōngzhīshū	通知书 \| 通知书* \| *通知书	written notice	通知書 HSK 4


沟通 gōutōng	沟通 \| 沟通* \| *沟通	to join; to connect; to link up / to communicate	溝通 HSK 5


通用 tōngyòng	通用 \| 通用* \| *通用	to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable	HSK 5


流通 liútōng	流通 \| 流通* \| *流通	to circulate; to distribute / circulation; distribution	HSK 5


通道 tōngdào	通道 \| 通道* \| *通道	(communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage	HSK 6


开通 kāitōng	开通 \| 开通* \| *开通	to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)	開通 HSK 6


通行 tōngxíng	通行 \| 通行* \| *通行	to go through; to pass through / to be in general use	HSK 6


不通 bùtōng	不通 \| 不通* \| *不通	to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical	HSK 6


通话 tōnghuà	通话 \| 通话* \| *通话	to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call	通話 HSK 6


通讯 tōngxùn	通讯 \| 通讯* \| *通讯	communications / news story / dispatch / CL: 個｜个	通訊 HSK 6


通报 tōngbào	通报 \| 通报* \| *通报	to inform / to notify / to announce / circular / bulletin / (scientific) journal	通報 HSK 6


畅通 chàngtōng	畅通 \| 畅通* \| *畅通	unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth	暢通 HSK 6


通红 tōnghóng	通红 \| 通红* \| *通红	very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)	通紅 HSK 6


通通 tōngtōng	通通 \| 通通* \| *通通	all / entire / complete	HSK 7-9


打通 dǎtōng	打通 \| 打通* \| *打通	to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection)	HSK 7-9


通车 tōngchē	通车 \| 通车* \| *通车	to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute	通車 HSK 7-9


通往 tōngwǎng	通往 \| 通往* \| *通往	to lead to	HSK 7-9


接通 jiētōng	接通 \| 接通* \| *接通	to connect / to put through	HSK 7-9


一卡通 Yīkǎtōng	一卡通 \| 一卡通* \| *一卡通	the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)	HSK 7-9


通告 tōnggào	通告 \| 通告* \| *通告	to announce; to give notice / announcement	HSK 7-9


相通 xiāngtōng	相通 \| 相通* \| *相通	interlinked / connected / communicating / in communication / accommodating	HSK 7-9


精通 jīngtōng	精通 \| 精通* \| *精通	to be proficient in / to master (a subject)	HSK 7-9


卡通 kǎtōng	卡通 \| 卡通* \| *卡通	cartoon (loanword)	HSK 7-9


通顺 tōngshùn	通顺 \| 通顺* \| *通顺	smooth / clear and coherent	通順 HSK 7-9


通风 tōngfēng	通风 \| 通风* \| *通风	airy / ventilation / to ventilate / to disclose information	通風 HSK 7-9


通俗 tōngsú	通俗 \| 通俗* \| *通俗	common / everyday / average	HSK 7-9


贯通 guàntōng	贯通 \| 贯通* \| *贯通	to link up / to thread together	貫通 HSK 7-9


通缉 tōngjī	通缉 \| 通缉* \| *通缉	to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted	通緝 HSK 7-9


疏通 shūtōng	疏通 \| 疏通* \| *疏通	to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)	HSK 7-9


通畅 tōngchàng	通畅 \| 通畅* \| *通畅	unobstructed; clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent	通暢 HSK 7-9


拨通 bōtōng	拨通 \| 拨通* \| *拨通	to get through to sb on the phone	撥通 HSK 7-9


灵通 língtōng	灵通 \| 灵通* \| *灵通	fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective	靈通 HSK 7-9


普通人 pǔtōngrén	普通人 \| 普通人* \| *普通人	ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street	HSK 7-9


通行证 tōngxíngzhèng	通行证 \| 通行证* \| *通行证	a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct	通行證 HSK 7-9


通宵 tōngxiāo	通宵 \| 通宵* \| *通宵	all night / throughout the night	HSK 7-9


通道 Tōngdào	通道 \| 通道* \| *通道	Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化｜怀化, Hunan


网通 Wǎngtōng	网通 \| 网通* \| *网通	China Netcom (CNC), former telecommunication service provider in PRC	網通


开通 kāitong	开通 \| 开通* \| *开通	open-minded	開通


南通 Nántōng	南通 \| 南通* \| *南通	see 南通市


通辽 Tōngliáo	通辽 \| 通辽* \| *通辽	see 通遼市｜通辽市	通遼


通 tòng	通 \| 通* \| *通	classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)


铁通 Tiětōng	铁通 \| 铁通* \| *铁通	China Mobile Tietong, state-owned telecommunications operator (abbr. for 中移鐵通｜中移铁通)	鐵通


铁通 tiětōng	铁通 \| 铁通* \| *铁通	(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)	鐵通


通河 Tōnghé	通河 \| 通河* \| *通河	Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱｜哈尔滨, Heilongjiang


通电 tōngdiàn	通电 \| 通电* \| *通电	to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram	通電


通海 Tōnghǎi	通海 \| 通海* \| *通海	Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan


连通 liántōng	连通 \| 连通* \| *连通	to connect / to communicate / to relate / (math.) connected	連通


通达 tōngdá	通达 \| 通达* \| *通达	to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding	通達


通航 tōngháng	通航 \| 通航* \| *通航	connected by air, sea traffic or service


联通 Liántōng	联通 \| 联通* \| *联通	China United Telecommunications Corporation / aka China Unicom or Unicom / abbr. for 中國聯通｜中国联通	聯通


联通 liántōng	联通 \| 联通* \| *联通	connection / link / to link together	聯通


大通 Dàtōng	大通 \| 大通* \| *大通	Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市, Anhui / Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Xining 西寧｜西宁, Qinghai


通勤 tōngqín	通勤 \| 通勤* \| *通勤	commuting


通山 Tōngshān	通山 \| 通山* \| *通山	Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧｜咸宁, Hubei


神通 shéntōng	神通 \| 神通* \| *神通	remarkable ability / magical power


通关 tōngguān	通关 \| 通关* \| *通关	to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)	通關


互通 hùtōng	互通 \| 互通* \| *互通	to intercommunicate / to interoperate


通称 tōngchēng	通称 \| 通称* \| *通称	to be generally referred to (as) / generic term	通稱


通向 tōngxiàng	通向 \| 通向* \| *通向	to lead to


通力 tōnglì	通力 \| 通力* \| *通力	to cooperate / concerted effort


通气 tōngqì	通气 \| 通气* \| *通气	ventilation / aeration / to keep each other informed / to release information	通氣


变通 biàntōng	变通 \| 变通* \| *变通	pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances	變通


通透 tōngtòu	通透 \| 通透* \| *通透	penetrating


直通 zhítōng	直通 \| 直通* \| *直通	to lead directly to


融会贯通 rónghuìguàntōng	融会贯通 \| 融会贯通* \| *融会贯通	to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas	融會貫通


通则 tōngzé	通则 \| 通则* \| *通则	general rule / general principle	通則


通配符 tōngpèifú	通配符 \| 通配符* \| *通配符	wildcard character (computing)


通水 tōngshuǐ	通水 \| 通水* \| *通水	to have running water (in a house etc)


通州 Tōngzhōu	通州 \| 通州* \| *通州	Tongzhou, a district of Beijing / Tongzhou, a district of Nantong 南通, Jiangsu


通货 tōnghuò	通货 \| 通货* \| *通货	currency / (old) exchange of goods	通貨


亨通 hēngtōng	亨通 \| 亨通* \| *亨通	to go smoothly / prosperous / going well


通假 tōngjiǎ	通假 \| 通假* \| *通假	phonetic loan character / using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters


通体 tōngtǐ	通体 \| 通体* \| *通体	(of sb or sth) whole or entire body	通體


通城 Tōngchéng	通城 \| 通城* \| *通城	Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧｜咸宁, Hubei


通病 tōngbìng	通病 \| 通病* \| *通病	common problem / common failing


通奸 tōngjiān	通奸 \| 通奸* \| *通奸	adultery / to commit adultery	通姦


通许 Tōngxǔ	通许 \| 通许* \| *通许	Tongxu county in Kaifeng 開封｜开封, Henan	通許


通晓 tōngxiǎo	通晓 \| 通晓* \| *通晓	proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through	通曉


融通 róngtōng	融通 \| 融通* \| *融通	to circulate / to flow (esp. capital) / to intermingle / to merge / to become assimilated


串通 chuàntōng	串通 \| 串通* \| *串通	to collude / to collaborate / to gang up


通读 tōngdú	通读 \| 通读* \| *通读	to read through	通讀


通史 tōngshǐ	通史 \| 通史* \| *通史	narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period


通渭 Tōngwèi	通渭 \| 通渭* \| *通渭	Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu


四通八达 sìtōngbādá	四通八达 \| 四通八达* \| *四通八达	roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides	四通八達


昭通 Zhāotōng	昭通 \| 昭通* \| *昭通	see 昭通市


通便 tōngbiàn	通便 \| 通便* \| *通便	to evacuate the bowels


百事通 bǎishìtōng	百事通 \| 百事通* \| *百事通	knowledgeable person / know all


通化 Tōnghuà	通化 \| 通化* \| *通化	see 通化市 / see 通化縣｜通化县


通心粉 tōngxīnfěn	通心粉 \| 通心粉* \| *通心粉	macaroni


三通 sāntōng	三通 \| 三通* \| *三通	T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links


另行通知 lìngxíngtōngzhī	另行通知 \| 另行通知* \| *另行通知	to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice


圆通 yuántōng	圆通 \| 圆通* \| *圆通	flexible / accommodating	圓通

Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.

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