沟通
gōu tōng
Pinyin

Definition

沟通
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gōu tōng
  1. to join
  2. to connect
  3. to link up
  4. to communicate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
普通
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
沟通
gōu tōng
  1. 1 to join
  2. 2 to connect
  3. 3 to link up
  4. 4 to communicate
联通
Lián tōng
  1. 1 China United Telecommunications Corporation
  2. 2 aka China Unicom or Unicom
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
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
通常
tōng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 usual
  3. 3 normal
  4. 4 usually
  5. 5 normally
通知
tōng zhī
  1. 1 to notify
  2. 2 to inform
  3. 3 notice
  4. 4 notification
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
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
开通
kāi tōng
  1. 1 to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)
亨通
hēng tōng
  1. 1 to go smoothly
  2. 2 prosperous
  3. 3 going well
全球通
quán qiú tōng
  1. 1 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)
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
打通
dǎ tōng
  1. 1 to open access
  2. 2 to establish contact
  3. 3 to remove a block
  4. 4 to put through (a phone connection)
接通
jiē tōng
  1. 1 to connect
  2. 2 to put through
扑通
pū tōng
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of object falling into water
  2. 2 plop
普普通通
pǔ pǔ tōng tōng
  1. 1 ordinary
  2. 2 mediocre
  3. 3 nothing special

Idioms (20)

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
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
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
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
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)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
  1. 1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
  1. 1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
  1. 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
  1. 1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
时运亨通
shí yùn hēng tōng
  1. 1 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
有无相通
yǒu wú xiāng tōng
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to reciprocate with material assistance
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
  1. 1 all roads lead to Rome
  2. 2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
水泄不通
shuǐ xiè bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
无师自通
wú shī zì tōng
  1. 1 self-taught
  2. 2 to learn without a teacher (idiom)
万事亨通
wàn shì hēng tōng
  1. 1 everything is going smoothly (idiom)
通天彻地
tōng tiān chè dì
  1. 1 to know all under heaven
  2. 2 exceptionally talented (idiom)
通宵达旦
tōng xiāo dá dàn
  1. 1 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
  2. 2 day and night

Sample Sentences

对，那最后一种就是变色龙型的老板，他们通晓人情世故，见招拆招，见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话。其实跟这类老板沟通，最舒服，你做好自己就好，他会主动来适应你的。
duì ，nà zuìhòu yīzhǒng jiùshì biànsèlóng xíng de lǎobǎn ，tāmen tōngxiǎo rénqíngshìgù ，jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo ，jiàn rén shuō rén huà ，jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà 。qíshí gēn zhèlèi lǎobǎn gōutōng ，zuì shūfu ，nǐ zuò hǎo zìjǐ jiù hǎo ，tā huì zhǔdòng lái shìyìng nǐ de 。
Yes, so the last type is - The Chameleon. They are very sensitive to the ways of the world and have a whole bag of tricks; they can charm whoever they're talking to, regardless of who they are. Actually, communicating with this kind of boss is the best. You just focus on being yourself and they'll come and adapt to you!
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嗨，所谓向上管理，核心就是用更好的方式跟老板沟通而已，让工作更高效。当然了，如果公司前途暗淡，老板简直是人渣，你实力也不容小觑，还是可以考虑另谋高就的。
hāi ，suǒwèi xiàngshàng guǎnlǐ ，héxīn jiùshì yòng gèng hǎo de fāngshì gēn lǎobǎn gōutōng éryǐ ，ràng gōngzuò gèng gāoxiào 。dāngrán le ，rúguǒ gōngsī qiántú àndàn ，lǎobǎn jiǎnzhí shì rénzhā ，nǐ shílì yě bùróng xiǎoqù ，háishì kěyǐ kǎolǜ lìng móu gāojiù de 。
Come on, this idea of "upward management" at it's core, is just using better ways to communicate with your boss and therefore making your work more efficient. However, if the company has no future, the boss is a total A-hole and your talents are being overlooked and you should still consider finding a better position elsewhere.
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社交的目的是为了让双方都拥有愉快的交流时光，其实，如果你可以放轻松，自在地和陌生人真诚地沟通，一定会有不一样的体验。
shèjiāo de mùdì shì wèile ràng shuāngfāng dōu yōngyǒu yúkuài de jiāoliú shíguāng ，qíshí ，rúguǒ nǐ kěyǐ fàng qīngsōng ，zìzài de hé mòshēngrén zhēnchéng de gōutōng ，yīdìng huì yǒu bù yīyàng de tǐyàn 。
The purpose of socializing is for both sides to have an enjoyable time, actually, if you can relax and communicate earnestly with strangers with ease, you're certain to have a different experience.
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我跟设计师沟通了两个星期，他昨天给我看了蓝图，我想先给几个懂建筑的朋友看看再签约。
wǒ gēn shèjìshī gōutōng le liǎng gè xīngqī ，tā zuótiān gěi wǒ kàn le lántú ，wǒ xiǎng xiān gěi jǐ ge dǒng jiànzhù de péngyou kàn kan zài qiānyuē 。
I discussed a two week time-frame with my designer and he showed me the blueprint yesterday. I want to show it to some friends who understand architecture before I sign the contract.
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我认为我的协调能力过人，2006年时曾于外交部举办的【亚太情势研讨会】担任接待工作，于会前用英文与海外相关人士沟通，会议全程协助主办单位协调，研讨会最后圆满落幕，我也获得长官极高的评价。
wǒ rènwéi wǒ de xiétiáo nénglì guòrén ，èr líng líng liù nián shí céng yú wàijiāobù jǔbàn de 【yàtài qíngshì yántǎohuì 】dānrèn jiēdài gōngzuò ，yú huì qián yòng Yīngwén yǔ hǎiwài xiāngguān rénshì gōutōng ，huìyì quánchéng xiézhù zhǔbàndānwèi xiétiáo ，yántǎohuì zuìhòu yuánmǎn luòmù ，wǒ yě huòdé zhǎngguān jígāo de píngjià 。
I think my ability to coordinate makes me stand out. In 2006 I worked at the reception desk for the "Asia Pacific Affairs Forum" hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, using English to communicate with foreign attendees just before the forum. I also helped the hosts throughout with coordinating the event and when the forum came to a satisfactory end I was commended by senior officials.
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对于未来工作，我必定秉持全力以赴的态度并善用自己良好的沟通与协调能力、以及独特的价值观，面对更多不同的挑战。
duìyú wèilái gōngzuò ，wǒ bìdìng bǐngchí quánlìyǐfù de tàidu bìng shànyòng zìjǐ liánghǎo de gōutōng yǔ xiétiáo nénglì 、yǐjí dútè de jiàzhíguān ，miànduì gèng duō bùtóng de tiǎozhàn 。
As to my future job, I will face all challenges, being sure to give it my all and to make good use of my outstanding communication skills and talent for coordination, as well as looking at things through my unique perspective.
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有的顾客抱着很明确的蓝图进门，确实比较不愿意接受我们的建议，但有些只有模糊的理想的顾客，同样不好沟通。这种时候，就是比谁有耐心了。
yǒude gùkè bào zhe hěn míngquè de lántú jìn mén ，quèshí bǐjiào bù yuànyì jiēshòu wǒmen de jiànyì ，dàn yǒuxiē zhǐyǒu móhu de lǐxiǎng de gùkè ，tóngyàng bù hǎo gōutōng 。zhèzhǒng shíhou ，jiùshì bǐ shéi yǒu nàixīn le 。
Some customers come to us with a clear blueprint from the start and are, indeed, quite unwilling to accept our suggestions, but other clients have a vaguer ideal in mind and are equally difficult to communicate with. At times like those, you have to be the most patient person in the world.
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你说的没有错，但每种沟通方式本来就都有它的好坏优劣，你还是得承认现代通讯软件让我们跨越了很多往常的时空限制。
nǐshuōde méiyǒu cuò ，dàn měi zhǒng gōutōng fāngshì běnlái jiù dōu yǒu tā de hǎohuài yōuliè ，nǐ háishì děi chéngrèn xiàndài tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn ràng wǒmen kuàyuè le hěn duō wǎngcháng de shíkōng xiànzhì 。
You're correct, but every method of communication has its advantages and disadvantages. You still have to admit that modern communication software allows us to overcome previous temporal and physical limitations.
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麦田圈是你们做的吗？是为了跟我们沟通吗？
màitiánquān shì nǐmen zuò de ma ？shì wèile gēn wǒmen gōutōng ma ？
Are you the ones who made the crop circles? Were you trying to communicate with us?
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是我们做的，但不是为了沟通，那是我们星球的艺术家的作品。
shì wǒmen zuò de ，dàn bú shì wèile gōutōng ，nà shì wǒmen xīngqiú de yìshùjiā de zuòpǐn 。
Yes, we did them, but it wasn't to communicate, that is the work of an artist from our planet.
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