dǒng
to understand
to comprehend
bù dǒng
not to understand
cannot (see, hear, understand, as verb complement)
incomprehension
dǒng de
to understand
to know
to comprehend
dǒng shì
sensible
thoughtful
intelligent
tīng dǒng
to understand (on hearing)
to catch (what is spoken)
tīng de dǒng
to understand (by hearing)
to catch (what sb says)
kàn dǒng
to understand what one is reading or watching
nòng dǒng
to make sense of
to grasp the meaning of
to figure out
sì dǒng fēi dǒng
to not really understand
to half-understand
bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng
to pretend to understand when you don't
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
dǒng jú
to know the business
to know the ropes
in the know
to know one's onions
professional
au fait
dǒng mén r
one who knows his business
professional
expert
au fait
cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí
see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
kàn bu dǒng
unable to make sense of what one is looking at
gǎo bu dǒng
unable to make sense of (sth)
dǒng yǎn
(coll.) to know the ropes
an expert
nòng bu dǒng
unable to make sense of (sth)
tīng bu dǒng
unable to make sense of what one is hearing
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