| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand; to know; to comprehend | |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | sensible; thoughtful; intelligent | |
| 懵懂 | měng dǒng | confused; ignorant | |
| 似懂非懂 | sì dǒng fēi dǒng | to not really understand; to half-understand | |
| 懂行 | dǒng háng | to know the ropes |
| 1 | I did not understand what you said. | |
| 2 | I don't understand Chinese. | |
| 3 | I understand what he said. | |
| 4 | Do you understand? | |
| 5 | I have only a little Spanish. |
