Chinese words · HSK 4

通

tōng

'Connect'; pass (in scheme names: 沪港通, 一卡通)

Every meaning

tōng

  1. 'Connect'; pass (in scheme names: 沪港通, 一卡通)
  2. to connect; to be open
  3. to go through; to lead to
  4. to understand; to be versed in (as in 精通)
  5. logical; coherent (as in 说不通)
  6. classifier for phone calls and letters
  7. common; general

tòng

  1. classifier for a round of an action (as in 骂了一通)

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Words with 通

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).