通晓

通曉

tōngxiǎo

verb #18,019

Meanings

1 to be proficient in
2 to understand thoroughly
3 to have a thorough knowledge of

Characters

to understand; through

Examples

HSK 3

她通晓五种语言。

Tā tōngxiǎo wǔ zhǒng yǔyán.

She is proficient in five languages.

HSK 7-9

他通晓古今中外的历史。

Tā tōngxiǎo gǔjīnzhōngwài de lìshǐ.

He has thorough knowledge of history from ancient times to the present, both Chinese and foreign.

Tips

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通晓 is more literary and formal than 精通 or 了解. It implies comprehensive, scholarly mastery of a subject.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

晓 xiǎo