Definition

1. Noun:

   • Pine: A type of coniferous tree with needle-shaped leaves, a straight trunk, and often a conical shape, known for its fragrant resin.

2. 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.

3. 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").

noun

1. pine

adj

1. through; clear, unchocked

verb

1. to clear off, to unchock, to unclog to open
2. to allow traffic through