相通 xiāngtōng interlinked
interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating
How to remember 相通: 相 mutual + 通 pass through = interlinked.
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How it is used
- To be connected so that things flow between them - 这两个房间相通 (zhè liǎng gè fángjiān xiāngtōng) these two rooms connect to each other.
- Also figurative: 两种文化在很多方面相通 (liǎng zhǒng wénhuà zài hěn duō fāngmiàn xiāngtōng) the two cultures share much common ground / speak to each other.