懂
事

To grow beyond the naivete of childhood in Chinese: 懂事 (dǒng shì)

dǒng shì

to grow beyond the naivete of childhood

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world
  2. 2(esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent

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懂
事

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ㄉㄨㄥˇ

dǒng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个孩子很懂事，从不让父母操心。

    zhè ge hái zi hěn dǒng shì， cóng bú ràng fù mǔ cāo xīn。

    This child is very sensible and never makes the parents worry.

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Related words

懂

dǒng

to understand

事

shì

matter

事情

shì qing

affair

故事

gù shì

old practice

同事

tóng shì

colleague

从事

cóng shì

to go for

军事

jūn shì

military affairs

人事

rén shì

personnel

事实

shì shí

fact

事物

shì wù

thing

事先

shì xiān

in advance

懂得

dǒng de

to understand

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