lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
百事通百事通bai3 shi4 tong1
knowledgeable person; know all
半通不通半通不通ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1
to not fully understand (idiom)
贝纳通貝納通bei4 na4 tong1
Benetton, clothes company
变通變通bian4 tong1
pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
博古通今博古通今bo2 gu3 tong1 jin1
conversant with things past and present; erudite and informed
博识多通博識多通bo2 shi2 duo1 tong1
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
不可通约不可通約bu4 ke3 tong1 yue1
having no common measure; incommensurable; incommensurate
不通不通bu4 tong1
to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
不圆通不圓通bu4 yuan2 tong1
inflexible; unaccommodating
畅通暢通chang4 tong1
unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom); to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; scratch each other's back
即时通讯即時通訊ji2 shi2 tong1 xun4
instant messaging (IM); instant message
讲不通講不通jiang3 bu4 tong1
it does not make sense
交通交通jiao1 tong1
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
交通标志交通標誌jiao1 tong1 biao1 zhi4
traffic sign
交通部交通部jiao1 tong1 bu4
Ministry of Transport; Transport Department
交通车交通車jiao1 tong1 che1
shuttle bus
交通大学交通大學jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
abbr. for 上海交通大學|上海交通大学 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學|西安交通大学 Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學|国立交通大学 National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc
交通堵塞交通堵塞jiao1 tong1 du3 se4
road congestion; traffic jam
交通费交通費jiao1 tong1 fei4
transport costs
交通工具交通工具jiao1 tong1 gong1 ju4
means of transportation; vehicle
交通管理局交通管理局jiao1 tong1 guan3 li3 ju2
department of transport
交通建设交通建設jiao1 tong1 jian4 she4
transport infrastructure
交通警察交通警察jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2
traffic police; abbr. to 交警
交通警卫交通警衛jiao1 tong1 jing3 wei4
road traffic policing
交通卡交通卡jiao1 tong1 ka3
public transportation card; prepaid transit card; subway pass
交通枢纽交通樞紐jiao1 tong1 shu1 niu3
traffic hub
交通协管员交通協管員jiao1 tong1 xie2 guan3 yuan2
traffic warden
交通意外交通意外jiao1 tong1 yi4 wai4
traffic accident; car crash
交通银行交通銀行jiao1 tong1 yin2 hang2
Bank of Communications
交通拥挤交通擁擠jiao1 tong1 yong1 ji3
traffic congestion
交通运输部交通運輸部jiao1 tong1 yun4 shu1 bu4
PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)
交通肇事罪交通肇事罪jiao1 tong1 zhao4 shi4 zui4
culpable driving causing serious damage or injury
交通阻塞交通阻塞jiao1 tong1 zu3 se4
traffic jam
接通接通jie1 tong1
to connect; to put through
接通费接通費jie1 tong1 fei4
connection charge
进行通信進行通信jin4 xing2 tong1 xin4
to communicate; to carry out communications
精通精通jing1 tong1
to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
警世通言警世通言jing3 shi4 tong1 yan2
Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙 published in 1624
卡通卡通ka3 tong1
cartoon (loanword)
开通開通kai1 tong5
to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc); open-minded
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986; abbr. to 通用碼|通用码
通用码通用碼tong1 yong4 ma3
common coding; same as 通用漢字標準交換碼|通用汉字标准交换码
通用拼音通用拼音tong1 yong4 pin1 yin1
the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003
通用汽车通用汽車tong1 yong4 qi4 che1
General Motors (car company)
通用汽车公司通用汽車公司tong1 yong4 qi4 che1 gong1 si1
General Motors
通用性通用性tong1 yong4 xing4
universality
通用语通用語tong1 yong4 yu3
common language; lingua franca
通用字符集通用字符集tong1 yong4 zi4 fu2 ji2
universal character set UCS
通邮通郵tong1 you2
to have postal communications
通榆通榆tong1 yu2
Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin
通榆县通榆縣tong1 yu2 xian4
Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin
通约通約tong1 yue1
common measure
通则通則tong1 ze2
general rule; general principle
通胀通脹tong1 zhang4
inflation
通胀率通脹率tong1 zhang4 lv4
inflation rate
通知通知tong1 zhi1
to notify; to inform; notice; notification
通知单通知單tong1 zhi1 dan1
notification; notice; ticket; receipt
通州通州tong1 zhou1
Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county; Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu
通州区通州區tong1 zhou1 qu1
Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county; Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu
统通統通tong3 tong1
everything
透通性透通性tou4 tong1 xing4
transparency (networking)
万事亨通萬事亨通wan4 shi4 heng1 tong1
everything is going smoothly (idiom)
万事通萬事通wan4 shi4 tong1
jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
网通網通wang3 tong1
China Network Communications (CNC) Group Corporation (one of China's large telephone companies)
无师自通無師自通wu2 shi1 zi4 tong1
self-taught; to learn without a teacher (idiom)
五口通商五口通商wu3 kou3 tong1 shang1
the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海
五通桥五通橋wu3 tong1 qiao2
Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
五通桥区五通橋區wu3 tong1 qiao2 qu1
Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
西安交通大学西安交通大學xi1 an1 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)
西南交通大学西南交通大學xi1 nan2 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
Southwest Jiaotong University
相通相通xiang1 tong1
interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating
想不通想不通xiang3 bu5 tong1
unable to understand; unable to get over
想通想通xiang3 tong1
to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it
消息灵通消息靈通xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1
to be well-informed
消息灵通人士消息靈通人士xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1 ren2 shi4
well-informed source; person with inside information
小灵通小靈通xiao3 ling2 tong1
mobile phone (with a local, 7-digit phone number)
小灵通机站小靈通機站xiao3 ling2 tong1 ji1 zhan4
cell phone base or repeater station (telecommunications)
谢通门謝通門xie4 tong1 men2
Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
谢通门县謝通門縣xie4 tong1 men2 xian4
Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
心有灵犀一点通心有靈犀一點通xin1 you3 ling2 xi1 yi1 dian3 tong1
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
信息与通讯技术信息與通訊技術xin4 xi1 yu3 tong1 xun4 ji4 shu4
information and communication technology, ICT
信息灵通信息靈通xin4 xi5 ling2 tong1
see 消息靈通|消息灵通
行不通行不通xing2 bu5 tong1
won't work; will get (you) nowhere
行得通行得通xing2 de5 tong1
practicable; realizable; will work
一点就通一點就通yi1 dian3 jiu4 tong1
a hint is all that is needed; understanding each other without the need to explain
一卡通一卡通yi1 ka3 tong1
Yikatong (Beijing public transport smart card)
一窍不通一竅不通yi1 qiao4 bu4 tong1
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
伊通伊通yi1 tong1
Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
一通百通一通百通yi1 tong1 bai3 tong1
grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
伊通河伊通河yi1 tong1 he2
Yitong River in Siping 四平, Jilin
伊通火山群伊通火山群yi1 tong1 huo3 shan1 qun2
Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
伊通满族自治县伊通滿族自治縣yi1 tong1 man3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
伊通县伊通縣yi1 tong1 xian4
Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
伊通镇伊通鎮yi1 tong1 zhen4
Yitong township, capital of Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
伊通自然保护区伊通自然保護區yi1 tong1 zi4 ran2 bao3 hu4 qu1
Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
移动通信网络移動通信網絡yi2 dong4 tong1 xin4 wang3 luo4
cell phone network
因特网联通因特網聯通yin1 te4 wang3 lian2 tong1
Internet connection
有无相通有無相通you3 wu2 xiang1 tong1
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom); to reciprocate with material assistance
语音通讯通道語音通訊通道yu3 yin1 tong1 xun4 tong1 dao4
voice (communications) channel
圆通圓通yuan2 tong1
flexible; accommodating
原子科学家通报原子科學家通報yuan2 zi3 ke1 xue2 jia1 tong1 bao4
Journal of Atomic Scientists
昭通昭通zhao1 tong1
Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan
昭通地区昭通地區zhao1 tong1 di4 qu1
Zhaotong prefecture in Yunnan
昭通市昭通市zhao1 tong1 shi4
Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan
政通人和政通人和zheng4 tong1 ren2 he2
efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
正字通正字通zheng4 zi4 tong1
Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈 in 17th century
直通直通zhi2 tong1
to lead directly to
直通车直通車zhi2 tong1 che1
"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)
China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)
中国联通中國聯通zhong1 guo2 lian2 tong1
China Unicom
中国通中國通zhong1 guo2 tong1
China watcher; an expert on China; an old China hand
中国移动通信中國移動通信zhong1 guo2 yi2 dong4 tong1 xin4
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
资治通鉴資治通鑒zi1 zhi4 tong1 jian4
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光 Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
字根通用码字根通用碼zi4 gen1 tong1 yong4 ma3
common coding for components of Chinese character; same as Zheng coding 鄭碼|郑码