通病
tōng bìng
Pinyin

Definition

通病
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tōng bìng
  1. common problem
  2. common failing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
gōu tōng
  1. 1 to join
  2. 2 to connect
  3. 3 to link up
  4. 4 to communicate
shēng bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
jí bìng
  1. 1 disease
  2. 2 sickness
  3. 3 ailment
bìng
  1. 1 illness
  2. 2 CL:場|场[cháng]
  3. 3 disease
  4. 4 to fall ill
  5. 5 defect
bìng rén
  1. 1 sick person
  2. 2 patient
  3. 3 invalid
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
shén jīng bìng
  1. 1 mental disorder
  2. 2 neuropathy
  3. 3 (derog.) mental case
Lián tōng
  1. 1 China United Telecommunications Corporation
  2. 2 aka China Unicom or Unicom
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
tōng
  1. 1 to go through
  2. 2 to know well
  3. 3 (suffix) expert
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to communicate
  6. 6 open
  7. 7 to clear
  8. 8 classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tōng xiāo
  1. 1 all night
  2. 2 throughout the night
tōng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 usual
  3. 3 normal
  4. 4 usually
  5. 5 normally
tōng wǎng
  1. 1 to lead to
tōng zhī
  1. 1 to notify
  2. 2 to inform
  3. 3 notice
  4. 4 notification
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
tōng guò
  1. 1 by means of
  2. 2 through
  3. 3 via
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to get through
  6. 6 to adopt
  7. 7 to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
  8. 8 to switch over
kāi tōng
  1. 1 to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
hù tōng
  1. 1 to intercommunicate
  2. 2 to interoperate
hēng tōng
  1. 1 to go smoothly
  2. 2 prosperous
  3. 3 going well

Idioms (20)

一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
  1. 1 deranged
  2. 2 demented
  3. 3 berserk (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
  1. 1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
  1. 1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
  1. 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
  1. 1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
时运亨通
shí yùn hēng tōng
  1. 1 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
有无相通
yǒu wú xiāng tōng
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to reciprocate with material assistance

Sample Sentences

哈哈,我倒发现这是全世界学生的通病。好几个外国孩子也问过我同样的问题。哎,你讲课的时候,发现课堂表现有什么不一样?
hāha ,wǒ dào fāxiàn zhè shì quánshìjiè xuésheng de tōngbìng 。hǎojǐ ge wàiguó háizi yě wènguò wǒ tóngyàng de wèntí 。āi ,nǐ jiǎngkè de shíhou ,fāxiàn kètáng biǎoxiàn yǒu shénme bùyīyàng ?