通

tōng

verb HSK 2 #1,132

Meanings

1 to go through
2 to connect
3 to communicate

Characters

go through; connect; understand

Examples

这条路通到哪里？

Zhè tiáo lù tōng dào nǎlǐ?

Where does this road lead to?

电话打通了。

Diànhuà dǎtōng le.

The call got through.

这两个房间是通的。

Zhè liǎng gè fángjiān shì tōng de.

These two rooms are connected.

Tips

usage

通 appears in many compounds: 交通 (traffic), 通常 (usually), 沟通 (communicate), 通知 (notify).

Stroke Order

通 tōng