Meaning
to understand; to know
Chinese: 知道、认识。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dong” becomes a different word in each tone. 懂 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend
- 懂事dǒng shìto grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful
- 懂行dǒng hángto know the ropes
- 看懂kàn dǒngto understand what one is reading or watching
- 懂眼dǒng yǎn(coll.) to know the ropes; an expert
Example Sentence
老师讲的内容我都听懂了。Lǎo shī jiǎng de nèi róng wǒ dōu tīng dǒng le.I understood everything the teacher explained.
老师Lǎo shīteacher讲jiǎngto speak的deof内容nèi róngcontent我wǒI都dōuall听懂tīng dǒngto understand (on hearing)了le(completed action)。