通 tōng in a sentence
Open (go through - bright - clear out - connect)
通 (tōng) means Open (go through - bright - clear out - connect). Below are 24 of the 77 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
通 常这里人不多。
Tōngcháng zhèlǐ rén bù duō.
There are usually not many people here.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 通常
请遵守交 通 规则。
Qǐng zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.
Please obey the traffic rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 遵守
他精 通 三门外语。
Tā jīngtōng sān mén wàiyǔ.
He has a thorough command of three foreign languages.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精通
早上的交 通 不太好。
Zǎoshang de jiāotōng bú tài hǎo.
The traffic in the morning is not great.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 交通
祝贺你 通 过了考试。
Zhùhè nǐ tōngguò le kǎoshì.
Congratulations on passing the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 祝贺
他 通 常七点吃早饭。
Tā tōngcháng qī diǎn chī zǎofàn.
He usually eats breakfast at seven.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 通常
他顺利 通 过了考核。
Tā shùnlì tōngguò le kǎohé.
He passed the assessment without trouble.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 考核
警方发布了 通 缉令。
Jǐngfāng fābù le tōngjī lìng.
The police issued a wanted notice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 通缉
他喜欢听 通 俗音乐。
Tā xǐhuan tīng tōngsú yīnyuè.
He likes listening to popular music.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 通俗
这张卡在全市 通 用。
Zhè zhāng kǎ zài quán shì tōngyòng.
This card is valid throughout the city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 通用
消防 通 道不能堵塞。
Xiāofáng tōngdào bù néng dǔsè.
The fire escape route must not be blocked.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消防
路口发生了交 通 事故。
Lùkǒu fāshēng le jiāotōng shìgù.
A traffic accident happened at the crossroads.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 发生
请用普 通 话回答问题。
Qǐng yòng pǔtōnghuà huídá wèntí.
Please answer the question in Mandarin.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 普通话
路口有一个交 通 标志。
Lùkǒu yǒu yí ge jiāotōng biāozhì.
There is a traffic sign at the intersection.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 标志
遇到问题要好好沟 通 。
Yùdào wèntí yào hǎohǎo gōutōng.
When problems arise you should communicate properly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 沟通
他们之间沟 通 得不够。
Tāmen zhījiān gōutōng de bú gòu.
There is not enough communication between them.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 沟通
地铁缓解了交 通 压力。
Dìtiě huǎnjiě le jiāotōng yālì.
The subway has eased traffic pressure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 缓解
他 通 过中介租了房子。
Tā tōngguò zhōngjiè zū le fángzi.
He rented the flat through an agent.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 中介
这份工作有交 通 补贴。
Zhè fèn gōngzuò yǒu jiāotōng bǔtiē.
This job comes with a travel allowance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 补贴
请保持消防 通 道畅 通 。
Qǐng bǎochí xiāofáng tōngdào chàngtōng.
Please keep the fire escape route clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 畅通
中国大陆 通 用简体字。
Zhōngguó dàlù tōngyòng jiǎntǐzì.
Simplified characters are in general use on the Chinese mainland.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 简体字
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通 appears in 77 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 通
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Questions about 通
How is 通 used in a sentence?
This page shows 77 sentences using 通 (tōng, "Open (go through - bright - clear out - connect)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 通 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 通 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 通?
The dictionary page for 通 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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