打通

dǎtōng
verb HSK 7-9 #11,968

Meanings

  1. 1 to open up; to get through
  2. 2 to connect; to clear a passage

Characters

Literally 'to make through' — removing a blockage to create a connection.

Examples

Diànhuà zhōngyú dǎtōng le.
The call finally got through.
Gōngrén men dǎtōng le liǎng ge fángjiān de qiáng.
The workers knocked through the wall between two rooms.
Wǒmen yào dǎtōng gè bùmén zhījiān de bì lěi.
We need to break down the barriers between departments.

Stroke Order

tōng