Word: 懂 (dǒng)

不懂就别胡乱下结论。

Bù dǒng jiù bié húluàn xià jiélùn.

If you don't understand, don't jump to conclusions recklessly.

不懂就用搜索引擎查查。

Bù dǒng jiù yòng sōusuǒyǐnqíng zhāzhā.

If you don't understand, look it up on a search engine.

不懂法律，就容易吃亏。

Bù dǒng fǎlǜ, jiù róngyì chīkuī.

If you don't understand the law, you're easily put at a disadvantage.

不，我不懂。

Bù, wǒ bù dǒng.

No, I don't understand.

京剧的唱腔我听不太懂。

Jīngjù de chàngqiāng wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng.

I can't quite understand the singing style of Peking opera.

人知道的越多，懂的就越少。

Rén zhīdào de yuè duō, dǒng de jiù yuè shǎo.

The more you know, the less you understand.

他一点也不懂英语。

Tā yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng Yīngyǔ.

He doesn't know English at all.

他不懂齐家，家里总是很乱。

Tā bù dǒng qíjiā, jiālǐ zǒngshì hěn luàn.

He doesn't know how to run a household, so his home is always a mess.

他们懂了吗？

Tāmen dǒngle ma?

Did they understand?

他写的信很简洁，一看就懂。

Tā xiě de xìn hěn jiǎnjié, yí kàn jiù dǒng.

The letter he wrote is concise and easy to understand at a glance.

他刚毕业，还不懂人事。

Tā gāng bìyè, hái bù dǒng rénshì.

He just graduated and doesn't know the ways of the world yet.

他只是跟风，其实不懂。

Tā zhǐshì gēnfēng, qíshí bù dǒng.

He's just following the crowd; he doesn't actually understand it.

他年轻时学洋务，懂外语。

Tā niánqīng shí xué yángwù, dǒng wàiyǔ.

In his youth he studied Western learning and knew foreign languages.

他懂义大利文吗？

Tā dǒng Yìdàlì wén ma?

Does he know Italian?

他是个博学的人，什么都懂一点。

Tā shì gè bóxué de rén, shénme dōu dǒng yìdiǎn.

He is an erudite man who knows a little about everything.

他的知识面很广，什么都懂。

Tā de zhīshimiàn hěn guǎng, shénme dōu dǒng.

His knowledge is broad, and he understands everything.

他能看懂俄语。

Tā néng kàn dǒng Éyǔ.

He can read in Russian.

他读经多年，渐渐懂了般若。

Tā dújīng duōnián, jiànjiàn dǒngle bōrě.

After years of reading scriptures, he gradually came to understand prajna.

你不懂基本逻辑吗？

Nǐ bù dǒng jīběn luóji ma?

Do you not understand basic logic?

你不懂的词做个记号。

Nǐ bù dǒng de cí zuò gè jìhao.

Mark the words that you cannot understand.

你不懂这句句子，不是吗？

Nǐ bù dǒng zhè jù jùzi, bú shì ma?

You can't understand this sentence, can you?

你对它一点也不懂。

Nǐ duì tā yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng.

You don't understand anything about it.

你懂会计吗？

Nǐ dǒng kuàijì ma?

Do you know accounting?

你懂我的意思。

Nǐ dǒng wǒ de yìsi.

You understand me.

你懂我的意思吗？

Nǐ dǒng wǒ de yìsi ma?

You see what I mean?

你懂法文吗？

Nǐ dǒng Fǎwén ma?

Do you understand French?

你懂的，对吧？

Nǐ dǒng de, duì ba?

You understand, don't you?

你看懂这次的赛制了吗？

Nǐ kàn dǒng zhècì de sàizhì le ma?

Do you understand the format of this tournament?

你说英语别人能懂吗？

Nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ biéren néng dǒng ma?

Can you make yourself understood in English?

儒家的经书，我读不懂。

Rújiā de jīngshū, wǒ dú bù dǒng.

I can't understand the Confucian classics.

几乎没有学生能懂他所说的话。

Jīhū méiyǒu xuésheng néng dǒng tā suǒshuō de huà.

Few students could understand what he said.

刚毕业的学生还不懂世故。

Gāng bìyè de xuésheng hái bù dǒng shìgù.

Students who have just graduated don't yet know the ways of the world.

刚进职场，我什么都不懂。

Gāng jìn zhíchǎng, wǒ shénme dōu bù dǒng.

I'd just entered the workplace and knew nothing.

别担心，她不懂德语。

Bié dānxīn, tā bù dǒng Déyǔ.

Don't worry. She doesn't understand German.

到国外要懂当地的礼节。

Dào guówài yào dǒng dāngdì de lǐjié.

When you go abroad, you need to know the local etiquette.

只有个别人才懂了我的意思。

Zhǐyǒu gèbié réncái dǒngle wǒ de yìsi.

Only a few people understood me.

只有你懂我。

Zhǐyǒu nǐ dǒng wǒ.

You're the only one who understands me.

只有几个学生懂那个方面。

Zhǐyǒu jǐ ge xuésheng dǒng nàge fāngmiàn.

Only some students understand that aspect.

只有少数的人才懂了我的意思。

Zhǐyǒu shǎoshù de réncái dǒngle wǒ de yìsi.

Only a few people understood me.

因为我懂你而且你不是那样子。

Yīnwèi wǒ dǒng nǐ érqiě nǐ bú shì nà yàngzi.

Because I know you and you aren't like that.

她很懂汉字。

Tā hěn dǒng hànzì.

She knows the Chinese characters very well.

她很懂法语。

Tā hěn dǒng Fǎyǔ.

He has a good knowledge of French.

她知识面很宽广，什么都懂。

Tā zhīshimiàn hěn kuānguǎng, shénme dōu dǒng.

Her knowledge is extensive, and she understands everything.

如果你不懂，那就问。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù dǒng, nà jiù wèn.

If you don't understand, ask.

如果你有什么不懂的就问。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shénme bù dǒng de jiù wèn.

If there is something you don't understand, then ask.

如果你有什么不懂的就问啊。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shénme bù dǒng de jiù wèn a.

If there is something you don't understand, then ask.

您懂拉丁语？

Nín dǒng Lādīngyǔ?

Do you understand Latin?

懂了就正确做。

Dǒngle jiù zhèngquè zuò.

If you understand, then do it properly.

懂技术的人才一直很紧缺。

Dǒng jìshù de réncái yìzhí hěn jǐnquē.

Technically skilled people have always been in short supply.

懂的不多说，说的多不懂。

Dǒng de bù duō shuō, shuō de duō bù dǒng.

Those who know don't speak much; those who speak don't know much.

懂语法是写文章的前提。

Dǒng yǔfǎ shì xiě wénzhāng de qiántí.

Understanding grammar is a prerequisite for writing essays.

懂这门手艺的人凤毛麟角。

Dǒng zhè mén shǒuyì de rén fèngmáolínjiǎo.

People who know this craft are few and far between.

我一点也不懂德语。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng Déyǔ.

I don't understand German at all.

我一点也不懂这个。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng zhège.

I can't understand this at all.

我一点法语都不懂。

Wǒ yìdiǎn Fǎyǔ dōu bù dǒng.

I don't understand any French.

我一点英语也不懂。

Wǒ yìdiǎn Yīngyǔ yě bù dǒng.

I don't understand English at all.

我不懂他的意思。

Wǒ bù dǒng tā de yìsi.

I can't figure out what he means.

我不懂你什么意思。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ shénme yìsi.

I don't know what you mean.

我不懂你在说什么。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不懂你的心。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ de xīn.

I don't understand your mind.

我不懂发生了什么。

Wǒ bù dǒng fāshēngle shénme.

I can't understand what happened.

我不懂德语。

Wǒ bù dǒng Déyǔ.

I don't understand German.

我不懂您的意思。

Wǒ bù dǒng nín de yìsi.

I don't understand what you mean.

我不懂我说的话。

Wǒ bù dǒng wǒ shuō de huà.

I don't understand what I'm saying.

我不懂汉语，但我想学。

Wǒ bù dǒng Hànyǔ, dàn wǒ xiǎng xué.

I don't understand Chinese, but I want to learn.

我不懂西班牙语。

Wǒ bù dǒng Xībānyáyǔ.

I don't speak Spanish.

我不懂这个字。

Wǒ bù dǒng zhège zì.

I don't understand this word.

我不懂这些。

Wǒ bù dǒng zhèxiē.

I don't understand these.

我不懂音乐。

Wǒ bù dǒng yīnyuè.

I don't understand music.

我初到北京时，什么都不懂。

Wǒ chū dào Běijīng shí, shénme dōu bù dǒng.

When I first arrived in Beijing, I didn't understand anything.

我听不太懂你的意思。

Wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng nǐ de yìsi.

I don't quite follow you.

我大概懂了。

Wǒ dàgài dǒngle.

I sort of understand.

我完全不懂。

Wǒ wánquán bù dǒng.

I was totally confused.

我完全不懂德语。

Wǒ wánquán bù dǒng Déyǔ.

I don't understand German at all.

我完全懂了。

Wǒ wánquán dǒngle.

I completely understood.

我想我懂了。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ dǒngle.

I think I understand.

我懂你的意思。

Wǒ dǒng nǐ de yìsi.

I know what you mean.

我懂拉丁语。

Wǒ dǒng Lādīngyǔ.

I know Latin.

我没懂你说什么。

Wǒ méi dǒng nǐ shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我父亲一点也不懂艺术。

Wǒ fùqīn yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng yìshù.

My father is far from artistic.

我的电脑为什么不懂我？

Wǒ de diànnǎo wèishénme bù dǒng wǒ?

Why doesn't my computer understand me?

我真的不懂这个问题。

Wǒ zhēnde bù dǒng zhège wèntí.

I truly do not understand the question.

我真读不懂她。

Wǒ zhēn dú bù dǒng tā.

I can't really read her.

我能看懂德语，但不会说。

Wǒ néng kàn dǒng Déyǔ, dàn búhuì shuō.

I can read German, but I can't speak it.

抱歉我不懂你说的语言。

Bàoqiàn wǒ bù dǒng nǐ shuō de yǔyán.

I'm sorry, but I don't recognize the language you're speaking.

是，我懂了！

Shì, wǒ dǒngle!

Yes, I understand!

有不懂的东西就去问吧。

Yǒu bù dǒng de dōngxi jiù qù wèn ba.

If there's anything you don't understand, then go ask about it.

用词得当，文章才好懂。

Yòngcí dédàng, wénzhāng cái hǎo dǒng.

Only when the wording is suitable is an essay easy to understand.

航海需要懂天气和地图。

Hánghǎi xūyào dǒng tiānqì hé dìtú.

Maritime navigation requires understanding weather and maps.

这件事我实在不懂。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ shízài bù dǒng.

I simply don't understand this.

这段论述很清楚，我看懂了。

Zhè duàn lùnshù hěn qīngchu, wǒ kàn dǒngle.

This exposition is very clear, and I understood it.

这里面我有很多不懂的。

Zhè lǐmiàn wǒ yǒu hěn duō bù dǒng de.

I don't understand much about it.