通tōngto go through

1. 1.

   to go throughverb

2. 2.

   to connectverb

3. 3.

   classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etcmeasure word

• 通to go through

通 often appears after a verb, as in 打不通, to say whether something gets through.

1. HSK 2

   这条路不通。

   Zhè tiáo lù bù tōng.

   This road doesn't go through.

2. HSK 2

   我的电话打不通。

   Wǒ de diànhuà dǎ bu tōng.

   My call won't connect.

3. HSK 2

   我给他打了一通电话。

   Wǒ gěi tā dǎ le yì tōng diànhuà.

   I gave him a phone call.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你找到小李了吗？

   Nǐ zhǎodào Xiǎo Lǐ le ma?

   Did you get hold of Xiao Li?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   没有，他的电话打不通。

   Méiyǒu, tā de diànhuà dǎ bu tōng.

   No, his phone won't connect.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你给他发信息吧。

   Nǐ gěi tā fā xìnxī ba.

   Send him a message, then.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我现在就发。

   Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù fā.

   OK, I'll send it right now.

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