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懂
dǒng
Main
English Definitionto understand; to comprehend
Simplified Script懂
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindǒng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dung2
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word    
懂事dǒngshìsensible; thoughtful; intelligent
懂得dǒngdeto understand; to know; to comprehend
懂行dǒnghángto know the ropes
懂局dǒngjúto know the business; to know the ropes; in the know; to know one's onions; professional; au fait
懂眼dǒngyǎn(coll.) to know the ropes; an expert
Words With Same Tail Word    
看懂kàndǒngto understand what one is reading or watching
懵懂měngdǒngconfused; ignorant
通俗易懂tōngsú yìdǒngeasy to understand
易懂yìdǒngeasy to understand
似懂非懂sì dǒng fēi dǒngto not really understand; to half-understand
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