Correct
懂 vs 懂得
/ dǒng vs dǒngde /
Strokes
Definition
懂 and 懂得 both are Verb, which means [to understand].
Example
懂 and 懂得 both verbs mean "to understand, to be familiar with". 懂 is used either as the predicate or as a complement. 懂得 can only be the predicate.
1) In examples ① and ②, 懂 is the main predicate;
2) In example ②, 懂 is an object;
3) In examples ③ and ④, 懂 is the complement;
4) 懂得 can replace 懂 in example ①.
2) In example ②, 懂 is an object;
3) In examples ③ and ④, 懂 is the complement;
4) 懂得 can replace 懂 in example ①.
1
Nǐ
你
dǒng
懂
(
dǒngde
懂得
)
guǎngdōnghuà
广东话
ma
吗
?
Can you speak Cantonese?
2
Tā
他
bù
不
dǒng
懂
háiyào
还要
zhuāng
装
dǒng
懂
。
He pretends to know his unknown.
3
Zhè
这
piān
篇
wàiwén
外文
zīliào
资料
wǒ
我
kàndǒng
看懂
le
了
。
I understood the foreign material.
4
Wǒ
我
tīng
听
bù
不
dǒng
懂
tā
他
de
的
huà
话
。
I cannot understand him.
5
Gēn
跟
tā
他
dǎjiāodào
打交道
,
de
得
dǒngde
懂得
cèlüè
策略
。
You should know some strategies when you are in contact with him.
Sometimes the meaning of 懂得 is more abstract than 懂.
6
Tā
他
dǒngde
懂得
zuòrén
做人
de
的
dàoli
道理
。
He knows how to be a man.