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懂dǒngto understand

HSK 2word

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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. 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?

  1. 你懂了吗?

    Nǐ dǒng le ma?

    Do you understand?

  2. 我听不懂。

    Wǒ tīng bu dǒng.

    I can't understand what I'm hearing.

How is 懂 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    老师说的,你懂了吗?

    Lǎoshī shuō de, nǐ dǒng le ma?

    Did you understand what the teacher said?

  2. Speaker B:

    不太懂。

    Bú tài dǒng.

    Not really.

  3. Speaker A:

    我再说一次。

    Wǒ zàishuō yí cì.

    I'll say it again.

  4. Speaker B:

    谢谢,现在懂了。

    Xièxie, xiànzài dǒng le.

    Thanks, now I understand.

Can you use 懂 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___了吗? (Do you understand?)
  2. 2.What does 我听不懂。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 谢谢,现在___了。 (Thanks, now I understand.)

What should you learn next?

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.