懂

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to understand

   中理解、明白某事或某人的意思lǐjiě、míngbai mǒushì huò mǒurén de yìsi

   • wǒdǒngle.

     我懂了。🔊

     I understand now.

   • Tāshuōdehuàtàinánle，wǒwánquántīngbùdǒng。

     他说的话太难了，我完全听不懂。🔊

     What he said was too difficult — I couldn't understand any of it.

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   • wǒgāngdàoguǎngzhōushí，yīnbùdǒngguǎngzhōuhuà，chángchángnàoxiàohuà。

     我刚到广州时，因不懂广州话，常常闹笑话。🔊

     When I first arrived in Guangzhou, I often made a fool of myself because I didn't understand Cantonese.

2. 貳动verb

   to comprehend

   中理解；明白lǐjiě; míngbai

   • wǒdǒnglenǐdeyìsi.

     我懂了你的意思。🔊

     I understand what you mean.

   • Tāzhōngyúdǒnglefùmǔdekǔxīn。

     她终于懂了父母的苦心。🔊

     She finally understood the painstaking efforts her parents had made for her.