Word: 通 (tōng, tòng)

一法通，百法通

yì fǎ tōng, bǎi fǎ tōng

master one method, master a hundred methods

他能通英语甚至法语。

Tā néng tōng Yīngyǔ shènzhì Fǎyǔ.

He can speak not only English, but also French.

你在通马桶。

Nǐ zài tōng mǎtǒng.

You were unclogging toilets.

千般易学，一窍难通

qiānbān yìxué, yí qiào nán tōng

a thousand things easy to learn, one key point hard to grasp

我们想通了。

Wǒmen xiǎng tōngle.

We've got it figured out.

我们跟叔叔通了电话。

Wǒmen gēn shūshu tōngle diànhuà.

We talked on the phone with our uncle.

船通水,人通理

chuán tōngshuǐ,rén tōng lǐ

a boat needs water to pass, a person needs reason

路通百业兴

lù tōng bǎiyè xīng

when roads are open, all trades flourish

还算说得通。

Hái suàn shuō de tōng.

It's fair.

这条街通到哪里？

Zhè tiáo jiē tōng dào nǎlǐ?

Where does this street lead to?

这里头没有一件事说得通。

Zhèlǐ tóu méiyǒu yí jiàn shì shuō de tōng.

None of this makes any sense.

那个相当能说得通。

Nàge xiāngdāng néng shuō de tōng.

That actually makes a lot of sense.

那样说得通。

Nàyàng shuō de tōng.

It makes sense.

门太窄了，这辆车通不过。

Mén tài zhǎile, zhè liàng chē tōng búguò.

The gate is so narrow that the car can't pass through it.

门门通，样样松

mén mén tōng, yàngyàng sōng

know every field, be slack at everything

问百人，通百事

wèn bǎi rén, tōng bǎishì

ask a hundred people and you will understand a hundred things