1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
1 to order again and again (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3 to reciprocate with material assistance
4 scratch each other's back
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
2 to ensure strictly obedience
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
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 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
有无相通
yǒu wú xiāng tōng
1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2 to reciprocate with material assistance
Sample Sentences
刘姐?”小尤好像想起了什么,“是不是通缉令上的刘梅?”
Liújiě ?”Xiǎo Yóu hǎoxiàng xiǎng qǐ le shénme ,“shì bu shì tōngjīlìng shàng de Liú Méi ?”
“Ms. Liu?” Xiao You seemed to have just realized, “Is that the same Liu Mei wanted for arrest?”