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Jyutping soeng2 tung1
Pinyin xiǎng tōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to figure out
  2. to realize
  3. to become convinced
  4. to come round (to an idea)
  5. to get over it
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to realize
  2. verb
    to straighten out one's thinking; to come around to an idea; to be convinced; to get over it
    (syn.) 信服, 折服, 服氣, 服气, 心服
  3. verb
    to figure out
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆如果想通过这门课,就需要加劲学习。
    湯姆如果想通過這門課,就需要加勁學習。
    tāng mǔ rú guǒ xiǎng tōng guò zhè mén kè , jiù xū yào jiā jìn xué xí 。
    • Tom needs to study more if he hopes to pass this class.
  2. Mandarin
    你想通过做那件事而得到原谅是吗?
    你想通過做那件事而得到原諒是嗎?
    nǐ xiǎng tōng guò zuò nà jiàn shì ér dé dào yuán liàng shì ma ?
    • You want to be excused from doing that, don't you?
  3. Mandarin
    我们想通了。
    我們想通了。
    wǒ men xiǎng tōng le 。
    • We've got it figured out.
    • We've got it worked out.