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懂得

dǒng de · dong de

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Meaning

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  1. to understand; to know; to comprehend
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Ordering like a local

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)懂得(dǒngde)吃(chī)，这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)我(wǒ)都(dōu)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。

    You really know how to eat. I did not know this place.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)懂得(dǒngde)不多(bùduō)，只是(zhǐshì)常(cháng)来(lái)。

    I do not know much. I just come often.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)懂得(dǒngde)怎么(zěnme)点菜(diǎncài)吗(ma)？

    Then do you know how to order dishes?

  4. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)懂得(dǒngde)。多(duō)点(diǎn)一个(yīgè)菜(cài)，少(shǎo)点(diǎn)一碗(yīwǎn)饭(fàn)。

    Of course. Order one more dish and one less bowl of rice.

  5. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  6. Liangliang

    菜(cài)太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)了(le)，饭(fàn)一定(yīdìng)不够(bùgòu)。

    The food is so good that the rice will not be enough.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)终(zhōng)于(yú)懂(dǒng)得(de)父(fù)母(mǔ)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)那(nà)么(me)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)。

He finally understood why his parents worked so hard.

02

学(xué)一(yì)门(mén)语(yǔ)言(yán)要(yào)懂(dǒng)得(de)它(tā)的(de)文(wén)化(huà)。

To learn a language, one must understand its culture.

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懂
dǒng

to understand; to comprehend

得
dé

to obtain; to get

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