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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
通知 tōngzhī	通知 \| 通知* \| *通知	to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL: 個｜个	HSK 4


通過 tōngguò	通過 \| 通過* \| *通過	to pass through; to get through / to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of; through; via	通过 HSK 4


通常 tōngcháng	通常 \| 通常* \| *通常	regular / usual / normal / usually / normally	HSK 5


通用 tōngyòng	通用 \| 通用* \| *通用	to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable	HSK 6


通訊 tōngxùn	通訊 \| 通訊* \| *通訊	communications / news story / dispatch / CL: 個｜个	通讯 HSK 6


通緝 tōngjī	通緝 \| 通緝* \| *通緝	to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted	通缉 HSK 6


通俗 tōngsú	通俗 \| 通俗* \| *通俗	common / everyday / average	HSK 6


通貨 tōnghuò	通貨 \| 通貨* \| *通貨	currency / (old) exchange of goods	通货


通信 tōngxìn	通信 \| 通信* \| *通信	to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication


通 tōng	通 \| 通* \| *通	to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc


通 tòng	通 \| 通* \| *通	classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)


通往 tōngwǎng	通往 \| 通往* \| *通往	to lead to


通達 tōngdá	通達 \| 通達* \| *通達	to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding	通达


通膨 tōngpéng	通膨 \| 通膨* \| *通膨	(Tw) inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹｜通货膨胀)


通勤 tōngqín	通勤 \| 通勤* \| *通勤	commuting


通話 tōnghuà	通話 \| 通話* \| *通話	to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call	通话


通關 tōngguān	通關 \| 通關* \| *通關	to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)	通关


通夜 tōngyè	通夜 \| 通夜* \| *通夜	all through the night / overnight


通行 tōngxíng	通行 \| 通行* \| *通行	to go through / to pass through / to be in general use


通告 tōnggào	通告 \| 通告* \| *通告	to announce; to give notice / announcement


通路 tōnglù	通路 \| 通路* \| *通路	thoroughfare / passage / pathway / channel


通訊員 tōngxùnyuán	通訊員 \| 通訊員* \| *通訊員	correspondent / reporter / messenger boy	通讯员


通透 tōngtòu	通透 \| 通透* \| *通透	penetrating


通明 tōngmíng	通明 \| 通明* \| *通明	brightly lit


通知書 tōngzhīshū	通知書 \| 通知書* \| *通知書	written notice	通知书


通紅 tōnghóng	通紅 \| 通紅* \| *通紅	very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)	通红


通化 Tōnghuà	通化 \| 通化* \| *通化	Tonghua, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China / also Tonghua county


通風 tōngfēng	通風 \| 通風* \| *通風	airy / ventilation / to ventilate / to disclose information	通风


通力 tōnglì	通力 \| 通力* \| *通力	to cooperate / concerted effort


通緝犯 tōngjīfàn	通緝犯 \| 通緝犯* \| *通緝犯	wanted criminal / fugitive (from the law)	通缉犯


通通 tōngtōng	通通 \| 通通* \| *通通	all / entire / complete


通河 Tōnghé	通河 \| 通河* \| *通河	Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱｜哈尔滨, Heilongjiang


通電 tōngdiàn	通電 \| 通電* \| *通電	to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram	通电


通氣 tōngqì	通氣 \| 通氣* \| *通氣	ventilation / aeration / to keep each other informed / to release information	通气


通俗易懂 tōngsúyìdǒng	通俗易懂 \| 通俗易懂* \| *通俗易懂	easy to understand


通姦 tōngjiān	通姦 \| 通姦* \| *通姦	adultery / to commit adultery	通奸


通訊社 tōngxùnshè	通訊社 \| 通訊社* \| *通訊社	a news service (e.g. Xinhua)	通讯社


通便 tōngbiàn	通便 \| 通便* \| *通便	to evacuate the bowels


通盤 tōngpán	通盤 \| 通盤* \| *通盤	across the board / comprehensive / overall / global	通盘


通向 tōngxiàng	通向 \| 通向* \| *通向	to lead to


通史 tōngshǐ	通史 \| 通史* \| *通史	narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period


通宵 tōngxiāo	通宵 \| 通宵* \| *通宵	all night / throughout the night


通電話 tōngdiànhuà	通電話 \| 通電話* \| *通電話	to phone sb up	通电话


通車 tōngchē	通車 \| 通車* \| *通車	to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute	通车


通例 tōnglì	通例 \| 通例* \| *通例	general rule / standard practice


通遼 Tōngliáo	通遼 \| 通遼* \| *通遼	Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia	通辽


通水 tōngshuǐ	通水 \| 通水* \| *通水	to have running water (in a house etc)


通海 Tōnghǎi	通海 \| 通海* \| *通海	Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan


通力合作 tōnglìhézuò	通力合作 \| 通力合作* \| *通力合作	to join forces / to give full cooperation


通訊錄 tōngxùnlù	通訊錄 \| 通訊錄* \| *通訊錄	address book / directory	通讯录


通渭 Tōngwèi	通渭 \| 通渭* \| *通渭	Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu


通心粉 tōngxīnfěn	通心粉 \| 通心粉* \| *通心粉	macaroni


通暢 tōngchàng	通暢 \| 通暢* \| *通暢	unobstructed; clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent	通畅


通敵 tōngdí	通敵 \| 通敵* \| *通敵	to collaborate with the enemy	通敌


通順 tōngshùn	通順 \| 通順* \| *通順	smooth / clear and coherent	通顺


通牒 tōngdié	通牒 \| 通牒* \| *通牒	diplomatic note


通行證 tōngxíngzhèng	通行證 \| 通行證* \| *通行證	a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct	通行证


通靈 tōnglíng	通靈 \| 通靈* \| *通靈	to communicate with the spirits / psychic / (ears) sensitive / (information) accurate	通灵


通才 tōngcái	通才 \| 通才* \| *通才	polymath / all-round person


通城 Tōngchéng	通城 \| 通城* \| *通城	Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧｜咸宁, Hubei


通票 tōngpiào	通票 \| 通票* \| *通票	through ticket


通人 tōngrén	通人 \| 通人* \| *通人	learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship


通化市 Tōnghuàshì	通化市 \| 通化市* \| *通化市	Tonghua, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China


通則 tōngzé	通則 \| 通則* \| *通則	general rule / general principle	通则


通稱 tōngchēng	通稱 \| 通稱* \| *通稱	to be generally referred to (as) / generic term	通称


通婚 tōnghūn	通婚 \| 通婚* \| *通婚	to intermarry


通訊衛星 tōngxùnwèixīng	通訊衛星 \| 通訊衛星* \| *通訊衛星	communications satellite	通讯卫星


通緝令 tōngjīlìng	通緝令 \| 通緝令* \| *通緝令	order for arrest / wanted circular / wanted poster	通缉令


通草 tōngcǎo	通草 \| 通草* \| *通草	rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)


通信服務 tōngxìnfúwù	通信服務 \| 通信服務* \| *通信服務	communication service	通信服务


通航 tōngháng	通航 \| 通航* \| *通航	connected by air, sea traffic or service


通途 tōngtú	通途 \| 通途* \| *通途	thoroughfare


通經 tōngjīng	通經 \| 通經* \| *通經	conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM)	通经


通曉 tōngxiǎo	通曉 \| 通曉* \| *通曉	proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through	通晓


通許 Tōngxǔ	通許 \| 通許* \| *通許	Tongxu county in Kaifeng 開封｜开封, Henan	通许


通江縣 Tōngjiāngxiàn	通江縣 \| 通江縣* \| *通江縣	Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan	通江县


通訊協定 tōngxùnxiédìng	通訊協定 \| 通訊協定* \| *通訊協定	communications protocol	通讯协定


通情達理 tōngqíngdálǐ	通情達理 \| 通情達理* \| *通情達理	(idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason	通情达理


通州區 Tōngzhōuqū	通州區 \| 通州區* \| *通州區	Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county / Tongzhou, county-level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu	通州区


通識教育 tōngshíjiàoyù	通識教育 \| 通識教育* \| *通識教育	general education	通识教育


通判 tōngpàn	通判 \| 通判* \| *通判	local magistrate


通道 Tōngdào	通道 \| 通道* \| *通道	Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化｜怀化, Hunan


通道 tōngdào	通道 \| 通道* \| *通道	(communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage


通書 tōngshū	通書 \| 通書* \| *通書	almanac	通书


通商口岸 tōngshāngkǒu'àn	通商口岸 \| 通商口岸* \| *通商口岸	treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers


通遼市 Tōngliáoshì	通遼市 \| 通遼市* \| *通遼市	Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia	通辽市


通訊處 tōngxùnchù	通訊處 \| 通訊處* \| *通訊處	contact address	通讯处


通讀 tōngdú	通讀 \| 通讀* \| *通讀	to read through	通读


通宵達旦 tōngxiāodádàn	通宵達旦 \| 通宵達旦* \| *通宵達旦	overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long / day and night	通宵达旦


通假 tōngjiǎ	通假 \| 通假* \| *通假	phonetic loan character / using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters


通體 tōngtǐ	通體 \| 通體* \| *通體	(of sb or sth) whole or entire body	通体


通江 Tōngjiāng	通江 \| 通江* \| *通江	Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan


通貨緊縮 tōnghuòjǐnsuō	通貨緊縮 \| 通貨緊縮* \| *通貨緊縮	deflation	通货紧缩


通風管 tōngfēngguǎn	通風管 \| 通風管* \| *通風管	ventilation duct	通风管


通榆縣 Tōngyúxiàn	通榆縣 \| 通榆縣* \| *通榆縣	Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin	通榆县


通天徹地 tōngtiānchèdì	通天徹地 \| 通天徹地* \| *通天徹地	to know all under heaven / exceptionally talented (idiom)	通天彻地


通行無阻 tōngxíngwúzǔ	通行無阻 \| 通行無阻* \| *通行無阻	unobstructed passage / to go through unhindered	通行无阻


通配符 tōngpèifú	通配符 \| 通配符* \| *通配符	wildcard character (computing)


通用串行總線 tōngyòngchuànxíngzǒngxiàn	通用…總線 \| 通用…總線* \| *通用…總線	Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)	通用串行总线


通同 tōngtóng	通同 \| 通同* \| *通同	to collude / to gang up on

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