guàntōnɡ

贯通

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional貫通

have thorough mastery; connect; link up

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to have a thorough and penetrating understanding; to master comprehensively

formal

Often used in the context of mastering knowledge, theories, or systems.

Tā他
duō多
nián年
lái来
kè刻
kǔ苦
zuān钻
yán研
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
guàn贯
tōnɡ通
le了
zhōng中
xī西
zhé哲
xué学
sī思
xiǎng想
 。

After years of diligent study, he finally achieved a comprehensive mastery of Chinese and Western philosophical thought.

Xué学
xí习
zhī知
shi识
bù不
jǐn仅
yào要
jì记
zhù住
 ,
gèng更
yào要
róng融
huì会
guàn贯
tōnɡ通
 。

Learning knowledge requires not just memorization, but also synthesizing and fully understanding it.

2.

verb

to connect; to link up; to make continuous

Often used for physical connections like roads, railways, or conceptual connections between ideas.

Zhè这
zuò座
hǎi海
dǐ底
suì隧
dào道
guàn贯
tōnɡ通
le了
liǎng两
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
 。

This undersea tunnel connected the two cities.

Xīn新
tiě铁
lù路
jiàn建
chéng成
hòu后
 ,
jiāng将
guàn贯
tōnɡ通
nán南
běi北
 ,
dà大
dà大
fāng方
biàn便
jiāo交
tōng通
 。

After the new railway is completed, it will link up the north and south, greatly facilitating transportation.

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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
qián前
hòu后
hū呼
yìng应
 ,
shàng上
xià下
guàn贯
tōnɡ通
 ,
luó逻
jí辑
xìng性
hěn很
qiáng强
 。

This essay is coherent from beginning to end, with strong logic connecting all parts.