精通

jīng tōng · jing tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to be proficient in
  2. to master (a subject)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

精(jīng)通(tōng)英(yīng)语(yǔ)是(shì)困(kùn)难(nan)的(de)。

To master English is hard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(gè)语(yǔ)言(yán)学(xué)家(jiā)精(jīng)通(tōng)几(jǐ)个(gè)中(zhōng)国(guó)方(fāng)言(yán)。

The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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