理解 (lǐjiě) — to understand; to comprehend; understanding

理解 (lǐjiě)

理解 means to understand or comprehend something at a deeper level, beyond surface recognition, and can also function as a noun meaning understanding or comprehension.

Meanings

1. [verb] to understand; to comprehend — to grasp the meaning, logic, or feeling behind something
2. [noun] understanding; comprehension — the state of having grasped something deeply

Example Sentences

我不太理解他的意思。 Wǒ bú tài lǐjiě tā de yìsi. I do not quite understand what he means.

请你理解我的难处。 Qǐng nǐ lǐjiě wǒ de nánchù. Please understand my difficulty.

对这篇文章的理解因人而异。 Duì zhè piān wénzhāng de lǐjiě yīn rén ér yì. Understanding of this article differs from person to person.

他终于理解了父母的良苦用心。 Tā zhōngyú lǐjiě le fùmǔ de liángkǔ yòngxīn. He finally understood his parents' good intentions.

Collocations

Memory Hook

理 (logic; reason) plus 解 (to untangle; to solve) — untangling the logic of something: that is 理解.