Word information
Simplified听懂
Traditional聽懂
Pinyintīng dǒng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
听懂
tīng dǒng · to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 听懂
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Words with the same characters
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好听hǎotīng
pleasant to hear
听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
听见tīngjiànto hear
懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend
懂得dǒngdeto understand; to know; to comprehend
难听nántīngunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful