Translation

• to be proficient in
• to master (a subject)

Synonyms

• 一通百通, 会, 晓畅, 洞晓, 相通, 融会贯通, 谙, 贯, 贯通, 通, 通晓

Examples

• 他精通波斯语。
  He is proficient in Farsi.
• 要精通英语将会花费你很长的时间。
  English will take you a long time to master.
• 精通一种外语需要耐心。
  Mastering a foreign language calls for patience.
• 安迪是精通法语和德语。
  Andy is master of French and German.
• 学外语要花好几年的时间才能学得精通。
  It takes years to master a foreign language.
• 虽然她在日本被抚养长大，但是她精通英语。
  She has a good command of English though she was brought up in Japan.