Usage of the character 通

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard (abbr. for 通用漢字標準交換碼／通用汉字标准交换码 ( Tōngyòng Hànzì Biāozhǔn Jiāohuànmǎ))

tōngdiànhuà

通电话

[通電話]

to phone sb up

tōngqìhuì

通气会

[通氣會]

briefing

Tōngxǔxiàn

通许县

[通許縣]

Tongxu county in Kaifeng 開封／开封 ( Kāifēng), Henan

Tōngliáoshì

通辽市

[通遼市]

Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

shūtōngfèi

疏通费

[疏通費]

facilitation payment
bribe

Zhāotōngshì

昭通市

[昭通市]

Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan

zhítōngchē

直通车

[直通車]

"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)

tōngpèifú

通配符

[通配符]

wildcard character (computing)

Jiāotōngbù

交通部

[交通部]

Department of Transportation; (PRC) Ministry of Transport

tōngzhīshū

通知书

[通知書]

written notice

xíngbutōng

行不通

[行不通]

won't work
will get (you) nowhere

pǔtōnggǔ

普通股

[普通股]

common stock

Dàtōngxiàn

大通县

[大通縣]

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧／西宁 ( Xīníng), Qinghai

Xiǎo Língtōng

小灵通

[小靈通]

Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"

pǔtōngshī

普通䴓

[普通鳾]

(bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Tōnghǎixiàn

通海县

[通海縣]

Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

tōngfēngkǒu

通风口

[通風口]

air vent
opening for ventilation

Tōngyúxiàn

通榆县

[通榆縣]

Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

jiāotōngzhuī

交通锥

[交通錐]

traffic cone

tōngyòngxìng

通用性

[通用性]

universality

Yītōngxiàn

伊通县

[伊通縣]

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

tōngjīlìng

通缉令

[通緝令]

order for arrest
wanted circular
wanted poster

Tōngshānxiàn

通山县

[通山縣]

Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

jiǎngbùtōng

讲不通

[講不通]

it does not make sense

Yītōngzhèn

伊通镇

[伊通鎮]

Yitong township, capital of Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

wànshìtōng

万事通

[萬事通]

jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all

Shùmǎtōng

数码通

[數碼通]

SmarTone-Vodafone (Hong Kong and Macau company)

Fùshìtōng

富士通

[富士通]

Fujitsu

Lìtōngqū

利通区

[利通區]

Litong district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市／吴忠市 ( Wúzhōngshì), Ningxia

Bādátōng

八达通

[八達通]

Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments)

tōnglíngbǎn

通灵板

[通靈板]

Ouija board

Tōnghuàshì

通化市

[通化市]

Tonghua, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

kětōngyuē

可通约

[可通約]

commensurable
having a common measure

tōngzhànglü

通胀率

[通脹率]

inflation rate

pǔtōngchē

普通车

[普通車]

local train
ordinary vehicle

Tōngchéngxiàn

通城县

[通城縣]

Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

pǔtōngfǎ

普通法

[普通法]

common law

tōngxùnlù

通讯录

[通訊錄]

address book
directory

tōngxùnchù

通讯处

[通訊處]

contact address

cítōngliàng

磁通量

[磁通量]

magnetic flux

tōngxíngshuì

通行税

[通行稅]

toll

Yītōng Hé

伊通河

[伊通河]

Yitong River in Siping 四平 ( Sìpíng), Jilin

tōngtuōmù

通脱木

[通脫木]

rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)

Zhèngzìtōng

正字通

[正字通]

Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈／张自烈 ( Zhāng Zìliè) in 17th century

tōngxīncài

通心菜

[通心菜]

see 蕹菜 (wèngcài)

cítōngmén

磁通门

[磁通門]

fluxgate (electrical engineering)

kèlātōng

克拉通

[克拉通]

craton (loanword)

Tōnggǔsī

通古斯

[通古斯]

Tungus

bǎishìtōng

百事通

[百事通]

knowledgeable person
know all

Tōngwèixiàn

通渭县

[通渭縣]

Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西 ( Dìngxī), Gansu

jiāotōngkǎ

交通卡

[交通卡]

public transportation card
prepaid transit card
subway pass

tōngjīfàn

通缉犯

[通緝犯]

wanted criminal
fugitive (from the law)

Nántōngshì

南通市

[南通市]

Nantong, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

dǎtōngxiāo

打通宵

[打通宵]

to spend the whole night

tōngzhīdān

通知单

[通知單]

notification
notice
ticket
receipt

tōngguānjié

通关节

[通關節]

to facilitate by means of bribery

pǔtōnghuà

普通话

[普通話]

Mandarin (common language)
Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
ordinary speech

Tōnghuàxiàn

通化县

[通化縣]

Tonghua county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin

tōngxìnliàng

通信量

[通信量]

communications volume

Tōnghéxiàn

通河县

[通河縣]

Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

liántōngqì

连通器

[連通器]

communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)

tōngxùnshè

通讯社

[通訊社]

a news service (e.g. Xinhua)

tōngxùnyuán

通讯员

[通訊員]

correspondent
reporter
messenger boy

Wǔtōngqiáo

五通桥

[五通橋]

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市／乐山市 ( Lèshānshì), Sichuan

Tōngdàoxiàn

通道县

[通道縣]

Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

jiāotōngdēng

交通灯

[交通燈]

traffic light

shuōbùtōng

说不通

[說不通]

it does not make sense

Tōngxiāozhèn

通霄镇

[通霄鎮]

Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

xiǎngbutōng

想不通

[想不通]

unable to understand
unable to get over

tōngxīnmiàn

通心面

[通心麵]

macaroni

bùyuántōng

不圆通

[不圓通]

inflexible
unaccommodating

Dàtōng Qū

大通区

[大通區]

Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市 ( Huáinán Shì), Anhui

pǔtōngrén

普通人

[普通人]

ordinary person
private citizen
people
the person in the street

hóngtōngtōng

红通通

[紅通通]

variant of 紅彤彤／红彤彤 (hóngtōngtōng)

sùmìngtōng

宿命通

[宿命通]

(Buddhism) recollection of past lives
wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)

Tōngjiāngxiàn

通江县

[通江縣]

Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

gòngtōngxìng

共通性

[共通性]

commonality
universality

guāngtōngliàng

光通量

[光通量]

luminous flux (physics)

Tōngbùtú

通布图

[通佈圖]

Timbuctoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)

dǎbutōng

打不通

[打不通]

cannot get through (on phone)

Tōngchuānqū

通川区

[通川區]

Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市／达州市 ( Dázhōushì), Sichuan

Bèinàtōng

贝纳通

[貝納通]

Benetton, clothes company

Fèi Xiàotōng

费孝通

[費孝通]

Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist

tōngyòngyǔ

通用语

[通用語]

common language
lingua franca

tōngjiǎzì

通假字

[通假字]

phonetic loan character
using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters

hùtōngxìng

互通性

[互通性]

interoperability (of communications equipment)

Xiètōngmén

谢通门

[謝通門]

Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Yīkǎtōng

一卡通

[一卡通]

the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)

qíntōngní

琴通尼

[琴通尼]

(Tw) gin and tonic

tòutōngxìng

透通性

[透通性]

transparency (networking)

Fánshìtōng

凡士通

[凡士通]

Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)

jiētōngfèi

接通费

[接通費]

connection charge

tōngqìkǒng

通气孔

[通氣孔]

an airvent
a louvre
airflow orifice

pǔtōngkuáng

普通𫛭

[普通鵟]

(bird species of China) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

wànshìhēngtōng

万事亨通

[萬事亨通]

everything is going smoothly (idiom)

qiánnéngtōngshén

钱能通神

[錢能通神]

money is all-powerful
money can move God

bógǔtōngjīn

博古通今

[博古通今]

conversant with things past and present
erudite and informed

Tōngyòng Diànqì

通用电器

[通用電器]

General Electric (GE)

pǔtōngyèyīng

普通夜鹰

[普通夜鷹]

(bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)

dìxiàtōngdào

地下通道

[地下通道]

underpass
subway
tunnel

tōngxìndìzhǐ

通信地址

[通信地址]

mail address

zhítōnghuǒchē

直通火车

[直通火車]

through train

Jiāotōng Yínháng

交通银行

[交通銀行]

Bank of Communications

jiāotōngdǔsè

交通堵塞

[交通堵塞]

road congestion; traffic jam

wǔkǒutōngshāng

五口通商

[五口通商]

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

yíngjiātōngchī

赢家通吃

[贏家通吃]

winner takes all

shíshítōngbiàn

识时通变

[識時通變]

understanding and adaptable

tōngsúyìdǒng

通俗易懂

[通俗易懂]

easy to understand

xiāofángtōngdào

消防通道

[消防通道]

fire exit
(firefighting) fire lane

tōngxìnxiédìng

通信协定

[通信協定]

communications protocol

yītōngbǎitōng

一通百通

[一通百通]

grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)

tōngqíngdálǐ

通情达理

[通情達理]

(idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason

pǔtōngyīngjuān

普通鹰鹃

[普通鷹鵑]

(bird species of China) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

Tōngyòng Qìchē

通用汽车

[通用汽車]

General Motors (car company)

tōngshípéixùn

通识培训

[通識培訓]

general culture

dēnghuǒtōngmíng

灯火通明

[燈火通明]

brightly lit

pǔtōngyàn'ōu

普通燕鸥

[普通燕鷗]

(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

sìtōngbādá

四通八达

[四通八達]

roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

Wǔtōngqiáoqū

五通桥区

[五通橋區]

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市／乐山市 ( Lèshānshì), Sichuan

jiāotōngshūniǔ

交通枢纽

[交通樞紐]

traffic hub

zhèngtōngrénhé

政通人和

[政通人和]

efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people

pǔtōngzhūquè

普通朱雀

[普通朱雀]

(bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

pǔtōngmínzhòng

普通民众

[普通民眾]

ordinary people
the masses

tōngshíjiàoyù

通识教育

[通識教育]

general education

jiāotōngyōngjǐ

交通拥挤

[交通擁擠]

traffic congestion

pǔtōngzhōngxué

普通中学

[普通中學]

general middle school

tōngxíngwúzǔ

通行无阻

[通行無阻]

unobstructed passage
to go through unhindered

tōngxùnyuànshì

通讯院士

[通訊院士]

corresponding member (of an academy)
junior academician

Tōngyòng Diànqì

通用电气

[通用電氣]

General Electric (GE)

guānyùnhēngtōng

官运亨通

[官運亨通]

(of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)

língxīxiāngtōng

灵犀相通

[靈犀相通]

kindred spirits

tōngxìnfúwù

通信服务

[通信服務]

communication service

shùzìtōngxìn

数字通信

[數字通信]

digital communications

Měiguó Yùntōng

美国运通

[美國運通]

American Express Co. (Amex)

pǔtōngchìyáng

普通赤杨

[普通赤楊]

alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)

Bādátōngkǎ

八达通卡

[八達通卡]

Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)

jìnchǎngtōngxìn

近场通信

[近場通信]

(computing) near-field communication (NFC)

jíshítōngxùn

即时通讯

[即時通訊]

instant messaging

shíyùnhēngtōng

时运亨通

[時運亨通]

our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)

jiāotōngyìwài

交通意外

[交通意外]

traffic accident
car crash

pǔtōngyànhéng

普通燕鸻

[普通燕鴴]

(bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

Zhōngyì Yǔtōng

中译语通

[中譯語通]

Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company

rùnchángtōngbiàn

润肠通便

[潤腸通便]

to cure constipation with laxatives

jiāotōngbiāozhì

交通标志

[交通標誌]

traffic sign

tōngguānwéndié

通关文牒

[通關文牒]

passport

jiāotōngjǐngwèi

交通警卫

[交通警衛]

road traffic policing

tōngxìnmìdù

通信密度

[通信密度]

communications density

tōngtiānchèdì

通天彻地

[通天徹地]

to know all under heaven
exceptionally talented (idiom)

tōngxùntōngdào

通讯通道

[通訊通道]

communications channel

tōngsúkēxué

通俗科学

[通俗科學]

popular science

pǔpǔtōngtōng

普普通通

[普普通通]

ordinary
mediocre
nothing special

shùjùtōngxìn

数据通信

[數據通信]

data communication

guǐdàojiāotōng

轨道交通

[軌道交通]

metro
rapid transit
subway

yīqiàobùtōng

一窍不通

[一竅不通]

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

jiāotōngjǐngchá

交通警察

[交通警察]

traffic police

Sàsīkǎtōng

萨斯卡通

[薩斯卡通]

Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada

dàxiǎnshéntōng

大显神通

[大顯神通]

to display one's remarkable skill or prowess
to give full play to one's brilliant abilities

Pǔlìsītōng

普利司通

[普利司通]

Bridgestone (tire company)

tōngxìnxiànlù

通信线路

[通信線路]

communication line

jiāotōnggōngjù

交通工具

[交通工具]

means of transportation
vehicle

Gēdésītōng

戈德斯通

[戈德斯通]

Goldstone (name)

wúshīzìtōng

无师自通

[無師自通]

self-taught
to learn without a teacher (idiom)

tōngxìnjìshù

通信技术

[通信技術]

communications technology

xiāoxilíngtōng

消息灵通

[消息靈通]

to be well-informed

chuàntōngyīqì

串通一气

[串通一氣]

to act in collusion (idiom)

tōngcáijiàoyù

通才教育

[通才教育]

liberal education
general education

Xiètōngménxiàn

谢通门县

[謝通門縣]

Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

fángdútōngdào

防毒通道

[防毒通道]

protective passageway

chēxíngtōngdào

车行通道

[車行通道]

traffic passage

zuìhòutōngdié

最后通牒

[最後通牒]

ultimatum

tōngxùndìzhǐ

通讯地址

[通訊地址]

mailing address; postal address

jìnxíngtōngxìn

进行通信

[進行通信]

to communicate
to carry out communications

cǐlùbùtōng

此路不通

[此路不通]

this road is blocked
fig. This method does not work.
Doing this is no good.

tōngxìnwǎngluò

通信网络

[通信網絡]

communications network

kǒuyǔgōutōng

口语沟通

[口語溝通]

oral communication (psychology)

rónghuìguàntōng

融会贯通

[融會貫通]

to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas

gōnggòngjiāotōng

公共交通

[公共交通]

public transport
mass transit

tōngxùnwèixīng

通讯卫星

[通訊衛星]

communications satellite

tōngquándábiàn

通权达变

[通權達變]

to adapt to circumstances

jiāotōngguīzé

交通规则

[交通規則]

traffic rules
rules of the road

pǔtōngjiàoyù

普通教育

[普通教育]

general education

shuǐlùjiāotōng

水陆交通

[水陸交通]

water and land transport

hùtōngyǒuwú

互通有无

[互通有無]

(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back

shéntōngguǎngdà

神通广大

[神通廣大]

(idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities

pǔtōngwèntí

普通问题

[普通問題]

common questions
general questions

tōngxìnfùzài

通信负载

[通信負載]

communications load

cíhuìtōnglù

词汇通路

[詞彙通路]

lexical route

qiánkětōngshén

钱可通神

[錢可通神]

with money, you can do anything (idiom)
money talks

pǔtōngmíngcí

普通名词

[普通名詞]

common noun (grammar)

tōngshíkèchéng

通识课程

[通識課程]

general course
general education course
core course
general curriculum
general education curriculum
core curriculum

tōngshāngkǒu'àn

通商口岸

[通商口岸]

treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers

chuánshūtōngdào

传输通道

[傳輸通道]

transport channel

tōngsúláijiǎng

通俗来讲

[通俗來講]

to put it in simple terms, ...

yīdiǎnjiùtōng

一点就通

[一點就通]

a hint is all that is needed
understanding each other without the need to explain

tōngxìnwèixīng

通信卫星

[通信衛星]

communications satellite

Zhōngguó Liántōng

中国联通

[中國聯通]

China Unicom

tōnghuòpéngzhàng

通货膨胀

[通貨膨脹]

inflation

Zīzhì Tōngjiàn

资治通鉴

[資治通鑒]

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 ( Sīmǎ Guāng) Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls

kōngqìliútōng

空气流通

[空氣流通]

ventilation; air circulation

chùlèipángtōng

触类旁通

[觸類旁通]

to comprehend (new things) by analogy

lìngxíngtōngzhī

另行通知

[另行通知]

to notify at a different time
to notify later
to give prior notice

diànbàotōngzhī

电报通知

[電報通知]

electronic communication (fax, email etc)

tōngxìnzhōngxīn

通信中心

[通信中心]

communications center

tōngyòngpīnyīn

通用拼音

[通用拼音]

the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003

bóshíduōtōng

博识多通

[博識多通]

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

gǒupìbùtōng

狗屁不通

[狗屁不通]

incoherent (writing or speech)
nonsensical
a load of crap

tōngxiāodádàn

通宵达旦

[通宵達旦]

overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
day and night

gèngǔtōngjīn

亘古通今

[亙古通今]

from ancient times up to now
throughout history

pǔtōnglóuyàn

普通楼燕

[普通樓燕]

(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)

jìnchǎngtōngxùn

近场通讯

[近場通訊]

(Tw) (computing) near-field communication (NFC)

Qīngdài Tōngshǐ

清代通史

[清代通史]

General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山／萧一山 ( Xiāo Yīshān)

tōnglìhézuò

通力合作

[通力合作]

to join forces
to give full cooperation

tōngxùnhángyè

通讯行业

[通訊行業]

communications industry

pǔtōngyāngjī

普通秧鸡

[普通秧雞]

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)

pǔtōngcuìniǎo

普通翠鸟

[普通翠鳥]

(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

tōngguānmìyǔ

通关密语

[通關密語]

password

Gāotōng Gōngsī

高通公司

[高通公司]

Qualcomm

tōnghuòjǐnsuō

通货紧缩

[通貨緊縮]

deflation

nòngdǒngnòngtōng

弄懂弄通

[弄懂弄通]

to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)

jiāotōngzǔsè

交通阻塞

[交通阻塞]

traffic jam

shuǐxièbùtōng

水泄不通

[水洩不通]

lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)

tōngsúxiǎoshuō

通俗小说

[通俗小說]

popular fiction
light literature

xìnxilíngtōng

信息灵通

[信息靈通]

see 消息靈通／消息灵通 (xiāoxilíngtōng)

pǔtōngqiánniǎo

普通潜鸟

[普通潛鳥]

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

Jǐngshì Tōngyán

警世通言

[警世通言]

Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍／冯梦龙 ( Féng Mènglóng) published in 1624

bùkětōngyuē

不可通约

[不可通約]

having no common measure
incommensurable
incommensurate

shìxiāntōngzhī

事先通知

[事先通知]

preliminary notification
to announce in advance

gǎishàntōngxùn

改善通讯

[改善通訊]

to improve communications

yǒuwúxiāngtōng

有无相通

[有無相通]

mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
to reciprocate with material assistance

pǔtōnglúcí

普通鸬鹚

[普通鸕鶿]

(bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

tōngxùnxiédìng

通讯协定

[通訊協定]

communications protocol

bàntōngbùtōng

半通不通

[半通不通]

to not fully understand (idiom)

tōngxùnxìtǒng

通讯系统

[通訊系統]

communication system

Jiāotōng Dàxué

交通大学

[交通大學]

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

língxīyīdiǎntōng

灵犀一点通

[靈犀一點通]

mental rapport
likeness of mind
spiritual link

sùliàopǔtōnghuà

塑料普通话

[塑料普通話]

(coll.) Mandarin Chinese spoken with a thick regional accent

tōngxùnzìdònghuà

通讯自动化

[通訊自動化]

communications automation

cítōngdámóxíng

词通达模型

[詞通達模型]

word access model

Jiāotōng Yùnshūbù

交通运输部

[交通運輸部]

PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)

Péngbó Tōngxùnshè

彭博通讯社

[彭博通訊社]

Bloomberg L.P., financial software services, news and data company

jiāotōngxiéguǎnyuán

交通协管员

[交通協管員]

traffic warden

pǔtōngjiǎoshǎnshí

普通角闪石

[普通角閃石]

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

yīntèwǎngliántōng

因特网联通

[因特網聯通]

Internet connection

jiāotōnglìtǐhuà

交通立体化

[交通立體化]

grade separation (civil engineering)

Yītōnghuǒshānqún

伊通火山群

[伊通火山群]

Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣／伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

jiāotōngguǎnlǐjú

交通管理局

[交通管理局]

department of transport

lùqǔtōngzhīshū

录取通知书

[錄取通知書]

admission notice (issued by a university)

jiāotōngzhàoshìzuì

交通肇事罪

[交通肇事罪]

culpable driving causing serious damage or injury

tōngyòngzìfújí

通用字符集

[通用字符集]

universal character set UCS

pǔtōngqiūshāyā

普通秋沙鸭

[普通秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)

pǔtōnglǎobǎixìng

普通老百姓

[普通老百姓]

common people
average people
hoi polloi

Dàjiǔbǎo Lìtōng

大久保利通

[大久保利通]

Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician

zìgēntōngyòngmǎ

字根通用码

[字根通用碼]

common coding for components of Chinese character
same as Zheng coding 鄭碼／郑码 ( Zhèngmǎ)

yídòngtōngxìnwǎngluò

移动通信网络

[移動通信網絡]

cell phone network

císùtōngdámóxíng

词素通达模型

[詞素通達模型]

morpheme access model (MA model)

qīngxíngguǐdàojiāotōng

轻型轨道交通

[輕型軌道交通]

light rail
transit system (underground, at street level or elevated)
streetcar
metro
abbr. to 輕軌／轻轨 (qīngguǐ)

Aěrsītōng Gōngsī

阿尔斯通公司

[阿爾斯通公司]

Alstom (company name)

Shànghǎi Jiāotōng Dàxué

上海交通大学

[上海交通大學]

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Zhōngguó Jiāotōng Jiànshè

中国交通建设

[中國交通建設]

China Communications Construction Company

xiāoxilíngtōngrénshì

消息灵通人士

[消息靈通人士]

well-informed source; person with inside information

zhōngděngpǔtōngjiàoyù

中等普通教育

[中等普通教育]

general middle school education

tōngyòngchuànxíngzǒngxiàn

通用串行总线

[通用串行總線]

Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)

Zhōngguó Yídòng Tōngxìn

中国移动通信

[中國移動通信]

China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)

lìcháotōngsúyǎnyì

历朝通俗演义

[歷朝通俗演義]

Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩／蔡东藩

rénxíngdìxiàtōngdào

人行地下通道

[人行地下通道]

pedestrian underpass

yǔyīntōngxùntōngdào

语音通讯通道

[語音通訊通道]

voice (communications) channel

kōngzhōngjiāotōngguǎnzhì

空中交通管制

[空中交通管制]

air traffic control

Liántōng Hóngchóu Gōngsī

联通红筹公司

[聯通紅籌公司]

Unicom Red Chip, Hong Kong subsidiary of China Unicom 中國聯通／中国联通 ( Zhōngguó Liántōng)

Tōngyòng Qìchē Gōngsī

通用汽车公司

[通用汽車公司]

General Motors

Xī'ān Jiāotōng Dàxué

西安交通大学

[西安交通大學]

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)

Xīnán Jiāotōng Dàxué

西南交通大学

[西南交通大學]

Southwest Jiaotong University

èxìngtōnghuòpéngzhàng

恶性通货膨胀

[惡性通貨膨脹]

hyperinflation

Sītōnghēngzhìshílán

斯通亨治石栏

[斯通亨治石欄]

Stonehenge stone circle

lüdútōngfēngzhuāngzhì

滤毒通风装置

[濾毒通風裝置]

filtration equipment

Mínguótōngsúyǎnyì

民国通俗演义

[民國通俗演義]

Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩／蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父／许廑父

Yuánzǐ Kēxuéjiā Tōngbào

原子科学家通报

[原子科學家通報]

Journal of Atomic Scientists

jìnjùlíwúxiàntōngxùn

近距离无线通讯

[近距離無線通訊]

(computing) near-field communication (NFC)

Guójìwénchuántōngxùnshè

国际文传通讯社

[國際文傳通訊社]

Interfax News Agency

Yītōngzìránbǎohùqū

伊通自然保护区

[伊通自然保護區]

Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣／伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

xīnyǒulíngxīyīdiǎntōng

心有灵犀一点通

[心有靈犀一點通]

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

Pǔtōnghuà Shuǐpíng Cèshì

普通话水平测试

[普通話水平測試]

Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994

tiáotiáodàlùtōng Luómǎ

条条大路通罗马

[條條大路通羅馬]

all roads lead to Rome
use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

Yītōng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn

伊通满族自治县

[伊通滿族自治縣]

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

Tōngdào Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn

通道侗族自治县

[通道侗族自治縣]

Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

xìnxīyǔtōngxùnjìshù

信息与通讯技术

[信息與通訊技術]

information and communication technology, ICT

Měiguó Liánhé Tōngxùnshè

美国联合通讯社

[美國聯合通訊社]

Associated Press (AP)
abbr. to 美聯社／美联社 ( Měi Liánshè)

Cháoxiǎn Zhōngyāng Tōngxùnshè

朝鲜中央通讯社

[朝鮮中央通訊社]

North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
abbr. to 朝中社 ( Cháozhōngshè)

Hánguó Liánhé Tōngxùnshè

韩国联合通讯社

[韓國聯合通訊社]

Yonghap (South Korean news agency)

kōngzhōngjiāotōngguǎnzhìyuán

空中交通管制员

[空中交通管制員]

air traffic controller

Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì

联邦通信委员会

[聯邦通信委員會]

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

guānzhuàngdòngmàipángtōngshǒushù

冠状动脉旁通手术

[冠狀動脈旁通手術]

coronary bypass operation

Gǔ'ěrbāntōnggǔtè Shāmò

古尔班通古特沙漠

[古爾班通古特沙漠]

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

Zhōngguó Jiāotōng Yùnshū Xiéhuì

中国交通运输协会

[中國交通運輸協會]

China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)

Dàtōng Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

大通回族土族自治县

[大通回族土族自治縣]

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧／西宁 ( Xīníng), Qinghai

Tōngyòng Hànzì Biāozhǔn Jiāohuànmǎ

通用汉字标准交换码

[通用漢字標準交換碼]

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard
abbr. to 通用碼／通用码 ( Tōngyòngmǎ)

Bāxiānguòhǎi,gèxiǎnshéntōng

八仙过海，各显神通

[八仙過海，各顯神通]

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

Pǔtōng Gāoděng Xuéxiào Zhāoshēng Quánguó Tǒngyī Kǎoshì

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

[普通高等學校招生全國統一考試]

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
usually abbr. to 高考 (gāokǎo)