Chinese Word: 懂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

懂HSK 2

Pinyin: dǒng

English Definition: to understand; to comprehend

Chinese Definition:
①了解，明白：懂事。懵懂。他懂得这是什么意思。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:董 indicates the sound; 忄 (mind) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 董 [ dǒng ] to direct, to supervise; surname

Similar Characters: 憒

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懂得HSK 4	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HSK 4	dǒng háng	to know the ropes

1		wǒ 我 néng tīng dǒng 能听懂 zhōng wén 中文。 I can understand Chinese.
2		wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù dǒng 不懂 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I don't understand Chinese when I listen.
3		tā 他 néng tīng dǒng 能听懂 wǒ 我 shuō 说 de huà 的话。 He can understand what I say, when he listens.
4		wǒ 我 bú huì 不会 kàn dǒng 看懂 zhè ge 这个 cí 词。 I can't understand this word.
5		wǒ 我 dǒng de 懂得 rú hé 如何 fáng zhǐ 防止 gǎn mào 感冒。 I know how to prevent a cold.

1		wǒ 我 néng tīng dǒng 能听懂 zhōng wén 中文。 I can understand Chinese.
2		wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù dǒng 不懂 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I don't understand Chinese when I listen.
3		tā 他 néng tīng dǒng 能听懂 wǒ 我 shuō 说 de huà 的话。 He can understand what I say, when he listens.
4		wǒ 我 bú huì 不会 kàn dǒng 看懂 zhè ge 这个 cí 词。 I can't understand this word.
5		wǒ 我 dǒng de 懂得 rú hé 如何 fáng zhǐ 防止 gǎn mào 感冒。 I know how to prevent a cold.