懂

To understand in Chinese: 懂 (dǒng)

dǒng

to understand

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Definitions

  1. 1to understand
  2. 2to comprehend

Stroke order

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懂

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥˇ

dǒng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我没听懂。

    wǒ méi tīng dǒng。

    I didn't catch that.

  • 无人懂我。

    wú rén dǒng wǒ。

    Nobody understands me.

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Related words

懂得

dǒng de

to understand

懂事

dǒng shì

to grow beyond the naivete of childhood

房间

fáng jiān

room

非常

fēi cháng

very

服务员

fú wù yuán

waiter

高

gāo

high

告诉

gào sù

to press charges

哥哥

gē ge

older brother

给

gěi

to

公共汽车

gōng gòng qì chē

bus

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公司

gōng sī

company

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