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How to Say ‘I understand’ in Traditional Chinese

我聽得懂

wǒ tīng dé dǒng

[wo tīng de dohng]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 得 between 聽 and 懂 to say you're able to understand by hearing. Put 不 there to say you can't. The same pattern gives 看得懂 "can understand by reading".

Phrase Breakdown

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度,所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

聽

tīng

[tīng]

to hear; listen

To perceive sound with ears.

Example

我在聽音樂。

I'm listening to music.

得

dé

[de]

can (potential complement)

Placed between verb and result to show possibility.

Example

你看得懂嗎?

Can you understand it?

懂

dǒng

[dohng]

understand

Means to understand or comprehend something.

Example

現在我懂了。

Now I understand.

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