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通 tōng

to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 4
Radical
辶
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 辶甬 ⿺辶甬

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  1. 请说普通话。
    Qǐng shuō pǔtōnghuà.
    Please speak Mandarin.
    please speak common-language
  2. 你收到通知了吗？
    Nǐ shōudào tōngzhī le ma?
    Did you receive the notice?
    you receive-arrive notice (particle) (question)
  3. 请通过邮件通知大家。
    Qǐng tōngguò yóujiàn tōngzhī dàjiā.
    Please notify everyone via email.
    please through email notify everyone
  4. 这条路今天不通，需要绕道。
    Zhè tiáo lù jīntiān bù tōng, xūyào ràodào.
    This road isn't passable today, you need to detour.
    this (measure) road today not through, need detour
  5. 开会前，秘书提前通知了所有人。
    Kāihuì qián, mìshū tíqián tōngzhī le suǒyǒu rén.
    Before the meeting, the secretary notified everyone in advance.
    hold-meeting before, secretary in-advance notify (particle) all person

Words with 通 (16)