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懂

dǒng · dong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to understand
  2. to comprehend
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Dialect at the teahouse

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)听不懂(tīngbudǒng)这(zhè)位(wèi)爷爷(yéye)说话(shuōhuà)。

    Dengdeng, I cannot understand what this grandpa says.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)北京话(běijīnghuà)，有点(yǒudiǎn)快(kuài)。

    He speaks Beijing dialect, a bit fast.

  3. Leon

    你(nǐ)懂(dǒng)吗(ma)？

    Do you understand?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)懂(dǒng)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)。他(tā)问(wèn)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)什么(shénme)茶(chá)。

    I understand a little. He asks what tea you want.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)懂(dǒng)了(le)！请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)花茶(huāchá)。

    I get it! Please give me jasmine tea.

  6. Dengdeng

    爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)没有(méiyǒu)花茶(huāchá)了(le)，你(nǐ)懂(dǒng)吗(ma)？

    Grandpa says there is no jasmine tea. Do you get it?

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2 examples
01

只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)少(shǎo)数(shù)的(de)人(rén)才(cái)懂(dǒng)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)意(yì)思(si)。

Only a few people understood me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shanghainese · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)有(yǒu)10种(zhǒng)人(rén)：懂(dǒng)二(èr)进(jìn)制(zhì)和(hé)不(bù)懂(dǒng)二(èr)进(jìn)制(zhì)的(de)人(rén)。

There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bmorsello · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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