懂dǒngto understand
懂 (dǒng) means "to understand." It appears in 你懂了吗? (Do you understand?) and 我听不懂。 (I can't understand what I'm hearing.) Asked about the teacher's words, a student first answers 不太懂。 (Not really.) After hearing them a second time, the student says 谢谢,现在懂了。 (Thanks, now I understand.)
What does 懂 mean?
- 1.
to understandverb
What does the character 懂 mean?
- 懂to understand
How do you use 懂?
See it in 你懂了吗 and 我听不懂
What are some examples of 懂 in a sentence?
How is 懂 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
老师说的,你懂了吗?
Lǎoshī shuō de, nǐ dǒng le ma?
Did you understand what the teacher said?
- Speaker B:
不太懂。
Bú tài dǒng.
Not really.
- Speaker A:
我再说一次。
Wǒ zàishuō yí cì.
I'll say it again.
- Speaker B:
谢谢,现在懂了。
Xièxie, xiànzài dǒng le.
Thanks, now I understand.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.