tòng
通
classifier for actions
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesmeasure word
classifier for repeated actions
informalUsed to count a series or set of repeated actions, often with a colloquial, casual tone.
Tā他
dǎ打
le了
sān三
tòng通
gǔ鼓
，
biǎo表
yǎn演
zhèng正
shì式
kāi开
shǐ始
。
He beat the drum three times before the performance officially started.
Wǒ我
ái挨
le了
yī一
tòngr通
pī批
píng评
，
liǎn脸
dōu都
hóng红
le了
。
I got a scolding and my face turned red.
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Dì弟
di弟
bǎ把
wán玩
jù具
chāi拆
le了
yī一
tòngr通
，
yòu又
chóng重
xīn新
zhuāng装
hǎo好
le了
。
My younger brother took apart the toy piece by piece and put it back together again.
Tā他
hē喝
le了
yī一
tòngr通
jiǔ酒
，
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
hú胡
yán言
luàn乱
yǔ语
le了
。
After drinking a lot, he started talking nonsense.
Lǎo老
shī师
bǎ把
wǒ我
men们
pī批
píng评
le了
yī一
tòngr通
，
shuō说
wǒ我
men们
tài太
cū粗
xīn心
le了
。
The teacher scolded us all, saying we were too careless.