How to Say ‘Understood’ in Simplified Chinese
明白了
míng bái le
[ming-bye luh]
🇨🇳 In China: [明白了] from staff means they've understood your details and are moving on, not that the conversation is over. It's a common confirmation in service talk.
Phrase Breakdown
明白
míng bái
[ming-bye]
to understand; clear
Means to understand. In this phrase it combines with 了 to mean understood or got it.
好的，我明白了。
Okay, I understand now.
了
le
[luh]
completed action particle; change-of-state particle
Here it shows a change of state: now the speaker understands.
好的，我明白了。
Okay, I understand now.
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