懂
dǒng
Pinyin

Definition

懂
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dǒng
  1. to understand
  2. to comprehend

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

懂
dǒng
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to comprehend
懂事
dǒng shì
  1. 1 sensible
  2. 2 thoughtful
  3. 3 intelligent
懂得
dǒng de
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to know
  3. 3 to comprehend
看懂
kàn dǒng
  1. 1 to understand what one is reading or watching
似懂非懂
sì dǒng fēi dǒng
  1. 1 to not really understand
  2. 2 to half-understand
半懂不懂
bàn dǒng bù dǒng
  1. 1 to not fully understand
  2. 2 to only partly understand
弄懂
nòng dǒng
  1. 1 to make sense of
  2. 2 to grasp the meaning of
  3. 3 to figure out
懂行
dǒng háng
  1. 1 to know the ropes
懵懂
měng dǒng
  1. 1 confused
  2. 2 ignorant
懵懵懂懂
měng měng dǒng dǒng
  1. 1 confused
  2. 2 ignorant
易懂
yì dǒng
  1. 1 easy to understand
听懂
tīng dǒng
  1. 1 to understand (on hearing)
  2. 2 to catch (what is spoken)
读懂
dú dǒng
  1. 1 to read and understand
难懂
nán dǒng
  1. 1 difficult to understand

Idioms (1)

弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
  1. 1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

达利的画天马行空，大家都看不懂。
dálì de huà tiānmǎxíngkōng ，dàjiā dōu kànbudǒng 。
Dali’s paintings are bizarre. Nobody understands them.
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对不起，我听不懂。你说什么？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ tīngbudǒng 。nǐ shuō shénme ？
Sorry, I don't understand. What did you say?
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懂了，谢谢！
dǒng le ，xièxie ！
Got it, thanks!
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心口不一的女生很难懂。
xīnkǒubùyī de nǚshēng hěn nándǒng 。
Girls who don’t say what they mean are hard to understand.
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秦宇一头雾水，不懂她在说什么，问她：”为什么是最后一次见面？”
QínYǔ yītóuwùshuǐ ，bù dǒng tā zài shuō shénme ，wèn tā ：”wèishénme shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn ？”
QinYu was confused. He couldn't understand what she was saying. He then asked, "Why is it the last time?"
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公司新来的那个实习生，我在问他正经事儿，他给我丢来一堆猥琐的熊猫，我研究了半天也没有看懂他在说什么。
gōngsī xīnlái de nàge shíxísheng ，wǒ zài wèn tā zhèngjīng shì r5 ，tā gěi wǒ diū lái yīduī wěisuǒ de xióngmāo ，wǒ yánjiū le bàntiān yě méiyǒu kàn dǒng tā zài shuō shénme 。
I was asking about work with the new intern in my company when he sent me a bunch of panda emojis that looked sorry or something. After analyzing for half a day, I still didn’t understand his message.
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比如一个号翻脸比翻书还快，昨天才告诉你我已经不想取悦任何人明天宣称懂生活的人，会用心经营自己的朋友
bǐrú yī ge hào fānliǎn bǐ fān shū hái kuài ，zuótiān cái gàosu nǐ wǒ yǐjīng bùxiǎng qǔyuè rènhérèn míngtiān xuānchēng dǒng shēnghuó de rén ，huì yòngxīn jīngyíng zìjǐ de péngyou
Such as a number turning faster than a book, and only telling you yesterday that "I don't want to please anyone who "declares tomorrow" to understand life, will manage his own circle of friends with his heart."
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那你今天还那么勤劳健身？我懂那种痛，我脚踝韧带也扭伤过。
nà nǐ jīntiān hái nàme qínláo jiànshēn ？wǒ dǒng nà zhǒng tòng ，wǒ jiǎohuái rèndài yě niǔshāng guò 。
Then why are you working out so hard today? I understand that kind of pain. I’ve twisted my ankle ligament before.
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你懂什么，等我到了川藏那边，能睡个大通铺喝口热水就不错啦。
nǐ dǒng shénme ，děng wǒ dào le ChuānZàng nàbian ，néng shuì ge dàtōngpù hē kǒu rèshuǐ jiù bùcuò la 。
What do you know? It’s not bad already if I can get some sleep in a shelter with long beds and drink hot water when I get to Sichuan-Tibet
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背包客专用懂不懂，背包在手，衣食住都不发愁。
bēibāokè zhuānyòng dǒng bù dǒng ，bēibāo zài shǒu ，yīshí zhù dōu bù fāchóu 。
Backpackers language what do you know, a backpack in hand, you need not worry about clothing and food
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