开通 kāi tōng — to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc)/open-minded

开通
kāi tōng

Characters: 开 · 通

Definitions

  1. to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc)/open-minded

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to open (a new road or railway line)
  2. to set up (a hotline)
  3. to launch (a service)
  4. to subscribe to (a members-only service)
  5. open-minded

zdic(汉典)

  1. 打通；疏通。
  2. 心胸豁达。
  3. 开导；使不闭塞。
  4. 指道路畅通。
  5. 引荐；使才路畅通。
  6. 由落后状态进入较文明状态。
  7. 不守旧；不拘谨固执。
  8. 广博通达。
  9. ] "开元通宝"的省称。

ExtDict

  1. 使原来闭塞的（如思想、风气等）不闭塞～风气ㄧ～民智
  2. 交通、通讯等线路开始使用国内卫星通信网昨天～ㄧ这条公路已经竣工并～使用。

Examples

  • 孔子说："像夏禹的为人，我找不到可以指责的漏洞。自己吃着菲薄的饮食，而却用丰厚祭品祭拜祖先与神明；自己平时穿粗劣的衣裳，而在祭祀时穿戴华服礼帽；自己住小房子，却尽力开通水道沟渠。像夏禹这样的人，我实在找不到可以指责的漏洞了。"

    Confucius said: " Yu the Great's conduct, I could not point out any flaws. He consumes meager amount of food, while offering boastful riches to the Gods and ancestors; He always don the crudest attire, but wears lavish garments when worshipping; He resides in a small house, yet forges water ways and ditches with all his might. Figures like Yu the Great, I honestly cannot point out any reprehensible flaws."