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通 (tung1) — general; whole; throughout in Cantonese

tungˉ¹通
Mandarin Pinyin: tong1

Meaning of 通

noungeneral; whole; throughout
nounknow; understand; expert
noun{for letters, phonecalls, etc)
nounthrough; unobstructed; smooth
nounnotify; communicate; reach
nounwell-constructed; logical; coherent
nounopen up; clear out; unblock
noun(verb) Inform
verbto pass through; to connect; to go through
verbto understand; to be knowledgeable about
adjectivecommon; general; widespread
verbto inform; to notify
verbto exempt; to allow

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Example Sentences with 通

冬天通常又凍又落雪。
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.
佢今日冇返工，唔通佢病咗？
He did not go to work today; could it be he's sick?
你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.
年卅呀晚呢度人山人海直情水泄不通
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.
通常會喺博物館搵到古董
Antiques can usually be found in museums.
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Words Containing 通

通用語言tung1 jung6 jyu5 jin4
lingua franca
普通知識pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1
common knowledge
改善通訊goi2 sin6 tung1 seon3
to improve communications
通報tung1 bou3
(n) bulletin; journal; circular; (PRC) oral report; (v) to circulate a notice; to circulate information; to brief
四通八達sei3 tung1 baat3 daat6
(交通)四通八達 extend in all directions, (transportation infrastructures) very convenient
通透tung1 tau3
penetrating (insight, etc.)
通粉tung1 fan2
macaroni
通航tung1 hong4
to be open to sea or air traffic; to be open to navigation
卡通kaa1 tung1
cartoon
通菜街tung1 coi3 gaai1
Tung Choi Street (Ladies Street, 女人街, HK)
疏通so1 tung1
dredge
交通要道gaau1 tung1 jiu3 dou6
traffic artery; a vital communications line; an important line of communications

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