1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3 to reciprocate with material assistance
4 scratch each other's back
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
2 modest and unassuming
3 (of writing) plain and simple
4 easy to understand
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
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 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
有无相通
yǒu wú xiāng tōng
1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2 to reciprocate with material assistance
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
1 all roads lead to Rome
2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
水泄不通
shuǐ xiè bù tōng
1 lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
无师自通
wú shī zì tōng
1 self-taught
2 to learn without a teacher (idiom)
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