Chinese verb · state · first needed at elementary level (A2)
懂
dǒng
to understand
often follows another verb as a result: (tīngdǒng, understand what you hear), (kàndǒng, understand what you read); (tīng bu dǒng) is “can't understand”. On its own: (wǒ dǒng le, I get it).
Speed:
Basic
基本
Understanding something, or knowing a lot about a subject.
| affirmative | 我懂你的意思。Wǒ dǒng nǐ de yìsi. | |
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| negative | 我不懂。Wǒ bù dǒng. | |
| question | 你懂吗？Nǐ dǒng ma? |
Completed
了
(dǒng le): now you understand.
| affirmative | 我懂了。Wǒ dǒng le. | |
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| negative | 我还是不懂。Wǒ háishi bù dǒng. | |
| question | 你懂了吗？Nǐ dǒng le ma? |
Future and intention
要 / 会
(huì dǒng): will understand one day.
| affirmative | 你以后会懂的。Nǐ yǐhòu huì dǒng de. | |
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| negative | 他不会懂的。Tā bú huì dǒng de. | |
| question | 他会懂吗？Tā huì dǒng ma? |
Ability and permission
能 / 可以 / 会
(kàn de dǒng): able to understand what you read; : can't.
| affirmative | 我看得懂中文菜单。Wǒ kàn de dǒng Zhōngwén càidān. | |
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| question | 你看得懂吗？Nǐ kàn de dǒng ma? | |
| can't | 我看不懂中文菜单。Wǒ kàn bu dǒng Zhōngwén càidān. |
Result
结果补语
(tīngdǒng): understood what you heard.
| affirmative | 我听懂了。Wǒ tīngdǒng le. | |
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| negative | 我没听懂。Wǒ méi tīngdǒng. | |
| question | 你听懂了吗？Nǐ tīngdǒng le ma? | |
| can't | 我听不懂。Wǒ tīng bu dǒng. |
Examples
- 我听不懂，请再说一遍。Wǒ tīng bu dǒng, qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.I don't understand, please say it again.
- 你懂我的意思吗？Nǐ dǒng wǒ de yìsi ma?Do you know what I mean?
- 他很懂音乐。Tā hěn dǒng yīnyuè.He knows a lot about music.