通州

Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county / Tongzhou, county-level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu

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

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

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county / Tongzhou, county-level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu