通 (tung1 | tong1) : through; notify; general; know

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通

tung1

tong1

[1] [adj] through; unobstructed; smooth
[2] [v] notify; communicate; reach
[3] [adj] general; whole; throughout
[4] [v,n] know; understand; expert
[5] [adj] well-constructed; logical; coherent
[6] [measure] {for letters, phonecalls, etc)
[7] [v] open up; clear out; unblock

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

通

This word has been viewed 18887 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th May 2011 02:27

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通常 tung1 soeng4 tong1 chang2 = usually, normally, generally

通貨膨脹 tung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3 tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4 = inflation

通電 tung1 din6 = electrify

通心粉 tung1 sam1 fan2 tong1 xin1 fen3 = macaroni

交通意外 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6 jiao1 tong1 yi4 wai4 = traffic accident

唔通 m4 tung1 = could it be that ...? 粵

交通 gaau1 tung1 jiao1 tong1 = to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

交通燈 gaau1 tung1 dang1 jiao1 tong1 deng1 = traffic lights

通知 tung1 zi1 tong1 zhi1 = to inform; to notify

普通 pou2 tung1 pu3 tong1 = ordinary; general
See all 211 compounds (CantoDict reports 228 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 17 examples containing 通

冬天通常又凍又落雪。粵
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.

我能說一點普通話國
I can speak a little bit of Mandarin.

𡃇啦，唔通冇晒廁紙咩？粵
Uh-oh, don't tell me we're out of toilet roll...
[Lit. Crap, could-it-be don't-have all toilet paper [particle]?]

我覺得普通話嘅兒化好惡聽粵
I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible.
[Lit. I feel Putonghua [possessive particle] erhua very terrible-listen]

佢今日冇返工，唔通佢病咗？粵
He did not go to work today; could it be he's sick?

年卅呀晚呢度人山人海直情水泄不通粵
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.

通常會喺博物館搵到古董粵
Antiques can usually be found in museums.

要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵
Do you want to accumulate Octopus card points? (said by cashiers to customers when making a sales transaction)
[儲 should be pronounced cou5 here]

我食蘋果通常都唔㓟皮嘅粵
I usually eat apples without peeling its skin.

我通常𨂾一個禮拜去facial一次粵
I usually go for facial once every week.

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.

見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook.
[Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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