How to Say ‘Do you understand?’ in Traditional Chinese
你懂嗎？
nǐ dǒng ma
[Nǐ Dǒng Ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 你懂嗎？ can sound direct if you say it to a stranger or teacher, because it puts the focus on whether they understand. In real Taiwan situations, learners more often need the opposite phrase, like 你聽得懂嗎？ from a teacher, or they'd say 你可以懂我的意思嗎？ less often than just rephrasing.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[Nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being addressed.
你住在哪裡？
Where do you live?
懂
dǒng
[Dǒng]
understand
Comprehend or grasp the meaning.
你懂這個概念嗎？
Do you understand this concept?
嗎
ma
[Ma]
question particle
A particle indicating a question.
他回來了嗎？
Has he returned?
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