thông
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Pine: A type of coniferous tree with needle-shaped leaves, a straight trunk, and often a conical shape, known for its fragrant resin.
Adjective:
- Clear / Unobstructed: Describing a state where a passage, path, or channel is open and free from blockage, allowing for free movement or flow.
- Through / Connected: Describing a direct, open, or continuous connection between two points or spaces.
- Understood / Agreed Upon: Describing an idea, policy, or matter that is clearly comprehended and accepted by all parties, leaving no doubts.
Verb:
- To clear / To unclog: To remove an obstruction from a passage, such as a pipe or a road, to restore flow or access.
- To connect / To open up: To create a passage or link between two separate areas.
- To understand thoroughly / To master: To comprehend a subject or skill deeply and completely.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên núi có nhiều cây thông. (There are many pine trees on the mountain.)
- Adjective:
- Đường hầm này thông ra bãi biển. (This tunnel is connected to the beach.)
- Mọi người đã thông và đồng ý với kế hoạch. (Everyone understood and agreed with the plan.)
- Verb:
- Bố tôi đang thông cống. (My father is unclogging the drain.)
- Kỹ sư sẽ thông một lối đi mới. (The engineer will open up a new passage.)
Advanced Usage
- "thông thạo": to be proficient or fluent in.
- Cô ấy thông thạo ba ngoại ngữ. (She is fluent in three foreign languages.)
- "thông báo": to announce, to notify. (Note: This is a compound word listed here as per instruction).
- Nhà trường sẽ thông báo kết quả. (The school will announce the results.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thông minh (adj): intelligent, smart.
- Đứa bé đó rất thông minh. (That child is very smart.)
- Thông cảm (v): to sympathize, to empathize.
- Tôi rất thông cảm với hoàn cảnh của bạn. (I deeply sympathize with your situation.)
- Thông tin (n): information.
- Thông tin này rất quan trọng. (This information is very important.)
Synonyms
- Pine (n): conifer.
- Clear (adj/v): unobstructed, open; to unblock.
- Understand (v): to comprehend, to grasp.
- Connect (v): to link, to join.
Related Idioms
- "Thông kim bác cổ": To be profoundly knowledgeable about both past and present; to be erudite.
- Giáo sư ấy đúng là người thông kim bác cổ. (That professor is truly a person of vast knowledge.)
- "Trăm nghe không bằng một thấy" (A related concept emphasizing clarity): Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times. (Note: This idiom uses the concept of clear understanding associated with "thông").
adj
- through; clear, unchocked
verb
- to clear off, to unchock, to unclog to open
- to allow traffic through