dǒng
懂
understand; know
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to understand; to know; to comprehend
Used for grasping meaning, information, or skills. Can be used with languages, rules, emotions, etc.
Wǒ我
dǒng懂
nǐ你
de的
yì意
si思
le了
。
I understand what you mean.
Tā他
dǒng懂
sān三
mén门
yǔ语
yán言
，
bāo包
kuò括
Yīng英
yǔ语
hé和
Rì日
yǔ语
。
He knows three languages, including English and Japanese.
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Nǐ你
yào要
dǒng懂
guī规
ju矩
cái才
néng能
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
gōng工
zuò作
。
You need to know the rules to work here.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
néng能
dǒng懂
zhè这
ge个
yóu游
xì戏
le了
。
The children quickly understood the game.
Zhè这
ge个
dào道
lǐ理
hěn很
jiǎn简
dān单
，
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
jiù就
shì是
bù不
dǒng懂
ne呢
？
This principle is simple, why don't you just get it?
noun
a surname
nameUsed as a Chinese family name.
Wǒ我
men们
de的
Zhōng中
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Dǒng董
。
Our Chinese teacher's surname is Dong.
Dǒng董
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
gōng公
sī司
de的
dǒng董
shì事
zhǎng长
。
Mr. Dong is the chairman of the board of the company.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
huà画
jiā家
jiào叫
Dǒng董
Qí其
chāng昌
。
There was a famous painter in history named Dong Qichang.
Qǐng请
wèn问
，
nín您
guì贵
xìng姓
？
Wǒ我
xìng姓
Dǒng董
。
May I ask your surname? My surname is Dong.
Dǒng董
jiā家
cūn村
dà大
bù部
fèn分
rén人
dōu都
xìng姓
Dǒng董
。
Most people in Dongjia Village have the surname Dong.