HSK 6 · Education

精通 jīngtōng “to be proficient in” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 精通 means

  1. to be proficient in
  2. to have a good command of
  3. to master (a subject)

How to say 精通

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale精jīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale通tōng1st tone, high and level

精通 in a sentence

  1. 她精通法语。

    Tā jīngtōng Fǎyǔ.

    She is proficient in French.

    Sentence #336084 from Tatoeba

  2. 精通一门外语需要很长时间。

    Jīngtōng yì mén wàiyǔ xūyào hěn cháng shíjiān.

    It takes a long time to master a foreign language.

    Sentence #1323646 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 那个语言学家精通几个中国方言。

    Nà ge yǔyánxuéjiā jīngtōng jǐ ge Zhōngguó fāngyán.

    The linguist is proficient in several Chinese dialects.

    Sentence #2508212 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 精通 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 精 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
精jīngessence
  • 米rice · mǐMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

米 hints at the meaning (rice); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

The character 通 (tōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
通tōngto go through
  • 甬path · tǒngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 甬 (tǒng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tōng.

How to write 精通

精 14 strokes · 通 10 strokes

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精通 (jīngtōng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 精通 (jīngtōng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 精通

Words with 精

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful精力jīnglì · energy精神jīngshén · spirit精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline精密jīngmì · precise精确jīngquè · accurate精心jīngxīn · meticulous精致jīngzhì · exquisite酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol精华jīnghuá · essence

Words with 通

通tōng · to go through通知tōngzhī · to notify通过tōngguò · to pass through交通jiāotōng · traffic普通话pǔtōnghuà · Mandarin沟通gōutōng · to communicate通常tōngcháng · regular畅通chàngtōng · unimpeded通俗tōngsú · popular通用tōngyòng · in common use

More words: Education & Learning

方言fāngyán · dialect繁体字fántǐzì · traditional Chinese character简体字jiǎntǐzì · simplified Chinese characters教养jiàoyǎng · upbringing记性jìxing · memory (ability to remember)考古kǎogǔ · archaeology科目kēmù · (school) subject课题kètí · research topic

FAQs

精通 (jīngtōng) means “to be proficient in” or “to have a good command of”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngtōng: jīng with a 1st tone, then tōng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 精通 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingtong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 精通 from the suggestions. Typing jingtong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
精通 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.