Writing
懂得 (dǒng de) — how to say "to understand" in Chinese
懂得
To understand
verb
Character composition
懂
to understand
得
to get
Radicals / Keys
彳
Step
#60 · chì · 3 strokes
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
懂得妈妈的爱
dǒng de māma de ài
understand a mother's love
Examples
他懂得很多关于中国的文化。
He understands a lot about Chinese culture.
我懂得这个。
I understand this.
Mnemonic
[dǒng de-] Don (Dǒng) and Dad stare at a tricky paper-plane diagram 🛩️. Dad explains step by step, and Don finally 懂得: he understands how the wings fit. "Now I get it!" he cheers.
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Frequently asked questions
Chinese word for understand
"to understand" in Chinese is 懂得 (dǒng de).
懂得 meaning in English
懂得 (dǒng de) means "To understand".
How is 懂得 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǒng de (written as dong de, dongde). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to understand" in Chinese characters?
It is written 懂得: 懂 has 15 strokes, 得 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 懂得?
懂得 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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