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to understand
to grow beyond the naivete of childhood
to understand what one is reading or watching
to understand
to know the ropes
difficult to understand
to be savvy
to make sense of
to read and understand
to understand instantly
Notice where 懂 sits in each complete thought.
I think it's time for you to grow up.
Source: Tatoeba #3839482 · CC BY 2.0 FRI can read German, but I can't speak it.
Source: Tatoeba #4887735 · CC BY 2.0 FRDid you understand what he said?
Source: Tatoeba #8778495 · CC BY 2.0 FRI didn't catch what he said.
Source: Tatoeba #1446772 · CC BY 2.0 FRThose who know don't speak much; those who speak don't know much.
Source: Tatoeba #7773211 · CC BY 2.0 FRI don't understand much about it.
Source: Tatoeba #7772492 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.