通

to lead to; to work, to speak by phone, phone call

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verb Uncommon #13,233
to lead to; to work Describes a route that connects to a place, or something that can succeed or be feasible.
CH: 这条小路通到山顶。
EN: This path leads to the mountaintop.

你要用我的火,可能行得通

You’ll need to use my fire; it might work.

— 四百击 (1959)

那通向哪儿我们过去用来停船的小海湾那我们去那儿吧

Where does that lead? The little cove where we used to moor the boat. Then let’s go there.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

门太窄了,这辆车通不过。

The doorway is too narrow for this car to get through.

它通到哪儿?

Where does it lead to?

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

通了

It went through.

— 入殓师 (2008)

这是通到地窖的吧!

This leads to the cellar, right?

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

好像可以通到山顶耶

Looks like this path leads all the way to the mountaintop.

— 巴霍巴利王:开端 (2015)

有地图显示隧道通到那吗?

Does the map show that the tunnel leads there?

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

人少的地方搞不好才会通耶

Maybe it’ll only work in places with fewer people.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

verb Rare #24,435
to speak by phone Used for contacting or talking with someone over the phone.
CH: 我刚跟他通了电话。
EN: I just spoke with him on the phone.

没通

It didn't go through.

— 普通女人 (2017)

我想和他通个话

I want to talk to him.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

让我和儿子最后通一次话

Let me talk to my son one last time.

— 流浪地球 (2019)

通了吗

Did it go through?

— 入殓师 (2008)

我刚跟他通了电话

I just spoke with him on the phone.

— 落水狗 (1992)

noun Rare #28,400
phone call Used as a measure word for phone calls.
CH: 他刚打了一通电话。
EN: He just made a phone call.

我打了好多通!

I called so many times!

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

什么就是那个有两个前妻的男人被那女孩甩了的故事他打了上百通好吧

What was that story about the man with two ex-wives who got dumped by that girl? He called her over a hundred times, okay?

— 几近成名 (2000)

请先付这两通电话费

Please pay the bills for these two phone calls first.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

这通是什么时候打的?

When was this call made?

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

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