How to Say ‘Got it.’ in Simplified Chinese
明白了。
míng bái le
[ming-bye le]
💬 Usage Tip: 了 here signals a change: you didn't understand before, and now you do. 明白 alone just means "understand".
Phrase Breakdown
明白
míng bái
[ming-bye]
to understand; to realize
Means to understand something clearly.
听你解释以后，我明白了。
After hearing your explanation, I understood.
了
le
[le]
particle indicating a change of state
Sentence-final particle showing that a new situation has come about.
我懂了。
I get it now.
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