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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[dǒng]
  1. 1. verb understand

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[dǒng]
  1. 1. verb understand; know
    英语
    know English
    礼貌
    have good manners
    不要不
    Don't pretend to know (or understand) when you don't.
    他的话我听了。
    I understand what he said.
    ,你去问他。
    小孩子要礼貌。
    了,不用讲了。
    我似

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[dǒng]
  1. 1. 明白;理解
    你的话我听不
    行(hánɡ)
    外语

Examples

她没有我的暗示。
She didn't take my hint. 暗示
我的脑子不行,还不大
My mind is no good; I still don't quite understand. 不行
日语的,除了我还有两个人。
There are two others besides me who know some Japanese. 除了
英语
know English
礼貌
have good manners
外语的人比较容易找到工作。
People who know a foreign language can find jobs more easily. 工作
她教育孩子礼貌。
She teaches her children to have good manners. 教育
哦,我了。
Oh! I see. or Oh! Now I understand.
他不得察言观色,常常惹老板生气。 察言观色
工厂要挑选得管理并精通技术的人充任车间主任。 充任

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nciku Note

懂 and 懂得

这两个动词都表示知道、熟悉。“懂”常做谓语,也可以做补语。“懂得”只做谓语。
Both verbs can mean “to understand, to be familiar with.” 懂 is used either as the predicate or as a complement. 懂得 can only be the predicate.
(1)你懂(懂得)这句话的意思吗?
(2)他把这个问题弄懂了。
(3)他看不懂中文。
(4)有不明白的地方就要问,不要装懂。
例(1)中“懂”做谓语,例(2)和(3)中“懂”做补语,例(4)的“懂”做宾语。
In example (1), 懂 is the main predicate, 懂得 can replace 懂 in this example. In example (2) and (3) 懂 is the complement. In example (4), 懂 is an object.
(5)我从这件事当中懂得了一个道理。

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