打通
dǎ tōng
Pinyin

Definition

打通
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dǎ tōng
  1. to open access
  2. to establish contact
  3. to remove a block
  4. to put through (a phone connection)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
普通
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
通
tōng
  1. 1 to go through
  2. 2 to know well
  3. 3 (suffix) expert
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to communicate
  6. 6 open
  7. 7 to clear
  8. 8 classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通宵
tōng xiāo
  1. 1 all night
  2. 2 throughout the night
通过
tōng guò
  1. 1 by means of
  2. 2 through
  3. 3 via
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to get through
  6. 6 to adopt
  7. 7 to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
  8. 8 to switch over
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
亨通
hēng tōng
  1. 1 to go smoothly
  2. 2 prosperous
  3. 3 going well
南通
Nán tōng
  1. 1 Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
卡通
kǎ tōng
  1. 1 cartoon (loanword)
圆通
yuán tōng
  1. 1 flexible
  2. 2 accommodating
想通
xiǎng tōng
  1. 1 to figure out
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to become convinced
  4. 4 to come round (to an idea)
  5. 5 to get over it
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打伞
dǎ sǎn
  1. 1 to hold up an umbrella

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit

Sample Sentences

和平合作。公元前一百四十多年的中国汉代，一支从长安出发的和平使团，开始打通东方通往西方的道路，完成了“凿空之旅"这就是著名的张骞出使西域。
hépíng hézuò 。gōngyuánqián yī bǎi sì shí duō nián de Zhōngguó Hàndài ，yī Zhī cóng Chángān chūfā de hépíng shǐtuán ，kāishǐ dǎtōng Dōngfāng tōngwǎng Xīfāng de dàolù ，wánchéng le “Záokōngzhīlǚ "zhè jiùshì zhùmíng de ZhāngQiān chūshǐ Xīyù 。
Peaceful cooperation. In the Han Dynasty, before 140BC, a peaceful delegation set forth from Changan, and started to open up a road from the East to the West, completing a journey of pioneership, the renowned diplomatic mission to the Western regions undertaken by Zhang Qian.
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这里是山区，信号不好，电话很难打通。
zhèlǐ shì shānqū ，xìnhào bù hǎo ，diànhuà hěn nán dǎ tōng 。
This is a mountainous area. Reception isn't very good. It's hard to make a call.
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那这个待定吧。唉，你说我们把阳台打通好不好？
nà zhè ge dàidìng ba 。ài ，nǐ shuō wǒmen bǎ yángtái dǎ tōng hǎo bu hǎo ？
Then let's hold off on that decision for now. Hey, what do you think about tearing down these walls and extending the room into the balcony?
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好，我看看。上面说，空心线的部分可以打通，实线的是承重墙，不能砸。哎，阳台在哪儿？怎么找不到？
hǎo ，wǒ kàn kan 。shàngmian shuō ，kōngxīnxiàn de bùfen kěyǐ dǎ tōng ，shíxiàn de shì chéngzhòngqiáng ，bùnéng zá 。āi ，yángtái zài nǎr ？zěnme zhǎobudào ？
Okay, I'll take a look. It says on here that the hollow-lined parts can be opened up and that the solid lines are bearing walls that can't be torn down. Hey, where's the balcony? How come I can't find it?
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中央没有忘记这个地方，一定把因灾受伤的群众解救出来。公路不通，我们就用飞机把伤员运出去，进行救治。现在我们正在想方设法，调运飞机。今天上午已经运出五十多名。我们还要加大运量，使更多的伤员得到救治。另外我们在组织施工力量，来打通公路，使灾区的恢复重建工作能够顺利进行。
Zhōngyāng méiyǒu wàngjì zhè ge dìfang ，yīdìng bǎ yīn zāi shòushāng de qúnzhòng jiějiù chūlai 。gōnglù bùtōng ，wǒmen jiù yòng fēijī bǎ shāngyuán yùn chūqù ，jìnxíng jiùzhì 。xiànzài wǒ men zhèngzài xiǎngfāngshèfǎ ，diàoyùn fēijī 。jīntiānshàngwǔ yǐjīng yùn chū wǔshí duō míng 。wǒmen hái yào jiādà yùnliàng ，shǐ gèng duō de shāngyuán dédào jiùzhì 。lìngwài wǒ men zài zǔzhī shīgōng lìliang ，lái dǎ tōng gōnglù ，shǐ zāiqū de huīfù chòngjiàn gōngzuò nénggòu shùnlì jìnxíng 。
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开个玩笑嘛，不过老实说，西藏现在的投资环境真的有了很大的改善，除了交通比以前便利外，政府还有一系列的优惠政策吸引投资。而且西藏要是开发好了，就可以打通和印度、尼泊尔等南亚国家的经贸通路，这也是很多投资者看中西藏的一个原因。
kāi ge wánxiào ma ，bùguò lǎoshí shuō ，Xīzàng xiànzài de tóuzīhuánjìng zhēnde yǒu le hěn dà de gǎishàn ，chúle jiāotōng bǐ yǐqián biànlì wài ，zhèngfǔ hái yǒu yīxìliè de yōuhuì zhèngcè xīyǐn tóuzī 。érqiě Xīzàng yàoshì kāifā hǎo le ，jiù kěyǐ dǎtōng hé Yìndù 、Níbóěr děng nányà guójiā de jīngmào tōnglù ，zhè yě shì hěn duō tóuzīzhě kànzhòng Xīzàng de yī ge yuányīn 。
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