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博识多通

bó shí duō tōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-faba679831d3c86b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

博識多通 博识多通 [bo2 shi2 duo1 tong1] /knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 博識多通

  • 博
    bó

    (bound form) abundant / plentiful / extensive / wide / to win / to gain / to play / to gamble / learned / well-read / (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bó shì]) / (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bó kè])

  • 识
    shí

    to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]

    zhì

    to record / to write a footnote

  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.