疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 HSK 7-9
- to unblock
- to dredge
- to clear the way
- to get things flowing
- to facilitate
- to mediate
- to lobby
- to explicate (a text)
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疏
- 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˇ so1 dou6 to dredge
- 疏忽 shū hu ㄕㄨ ˙ㄏㄨ so1 fat1 to neglect
- 疏散 shū sàn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋ so1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
- 上疏 shàng shū ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ soeng6 so3 (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
- 生疏 shēng shū ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨ saang1 so1 unfamiliar
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- 疏剪 shū jiǎn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄢˇ so1 zin2 to prune
- 疏勒 Shū lè ㄕㄨ ㄌㄜˋ so1 lak6 see 疏勒县
- 疏失 shū shī ㄕㄨ ㄕ so1 sat1 to make a (careless) mistake
- 疏懒 疏懶 shū lǎn ㄕㄨ ㄌㄢˇ so1 laan5 indolent
- 疏挖 shū wā ㄕㄨ ㄨㄚ so1 waat3 to dredge
- 疏放 shū fàng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˋ so1 fong3 eccentric
- 疏散 shū sǎn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˇ so1 saan2 idle; leisurely; laid-back
- 疏于 疏於 shū yú ㄕㄨ ㄩˊ so1 jyu1 to fail to pay sufficient attention to
- 疏果 shū guǒ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˇ so1 gwo2 to thin fruit (to increase fruit size etc)
- 疏水 shū shuǐ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ so1 seoi2 (chemistry) hydrophobic
- 疏浚 shū jùn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄩㄣˋ so1 zeon3 to dredge
- 疏淡 shū dàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄢˋ so1 daam6 sparse
- 疏漏 shū lòu ㄕㄨ ㄌㄡˋ so1 lau6 to slip up; to overlook by negligence
- 疏狂 shū kuáng ㄕㄨ ㄎㄨㄤˊ so1 kwong4 uninhibited
- 疏率 shū shuài ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄞˋ so1 seot1 careless and rash
通
- 不通 bù tōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bat1 tung1 to be obstructed
- 交通 jiāo tōng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ gaau1 tung1 to be connected
- 卡通 kǎ tōng ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ kaa1 tung1 cartoon (loanword)
- 打通 dǎ tōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ daa2 tung1 to open access
- 接通 jiē tōng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄨㄥ zip3 tung1 to connect
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- 拨通 撥通 bō tōng ㄅㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ but6 tung1 to get through to sb on the phone
- 普通 pǔ tōng ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ pou2 tung1 common
- 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄥ coeng3 tung1 unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
- 流通 liú tōng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥ lau4 tung1 to circulate; to distribute
- 沟通 溝通 gōu tōng ㄍㄡ ㄊㄨㄥ kau1 tung1 to join; to connect; to link up
- 相通 xiāng tōng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ soeng1 tung1 interlinked
- 精通 jīng tōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ zing1 tung1 to be proficient in
- 变通 變通 biàn tōng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bin3 tung1 pragmatic
- 贯通 貫通 guàn tōng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gun3 tung1 to link up
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 通信 tōng xìn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tung1 seon3 to correspond (by letter, email etc)
- 通告 tōng gào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ tung1 gou3 to announce; to give notice
- 通报 通報 tōng bào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˋ tung1 bou3 to inform
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
- 通常 tōng cháng ㄊㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˊ tung1 soeng4 regular; usual; normal
Idioms with these characters
- 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ coi4 so1 hok6 cin2 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
- 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ can1 so1 gwai3 zin6 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
- 疏不见亲 疏不見親 shū bù jiàn qīn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ so1 bat1 gin3 can1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
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- 疏财仗义 疏財仗義 shū cái zhàng yì ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ so1 coi4 zoeng6 ji6 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
- 疏财重义 疏財重義 shū cái zhòng yì ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ so1 coi4 zung6 ji6 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
- 疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ so1 ji4 bat1 lau6 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 疏水箪瓢 疏水簞瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄢ ㄆㄧㄠˊ so1 seoi2 daan1 piu4 little water and few utensils
- 仗义疏财 仗義疏財 zhàng yì shū cái ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ zoeng6 ji6 so1 coi4 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 博识多通 博識多通 bó shí duō tōng ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ bok3 sik1 do1 tung1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
- 串通一气 串通一氣 chuàn tōng yī qì ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄑㄧˋ cyun3 tung1 jat1 hei3 to act in collusion (idiom)
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- 狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1 (idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
- 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
- 互通有无 互通有無 hù tōng yǒu wú ㄏㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˊ wu6 tung1 jau5 mou4 (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
- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 钱可通神 錢可通神 qián kě tōng shén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄕㄣˊ cin4 ho2 tung1 san4 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
- 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ jung4 wui6 gun3 tung1 (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
- 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ san4 tung1 gwong2 daai6 (idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities