听懂 (tīngdǒng) — to understand by hearing

听懂 (tīngdǒng)

听懂 is a resultative verb compound: 听 (to listen/hear) plus the result complement 懂 (to understand). It means to successfully understand what one hears. The negative 听不懂 means "cannot understand" what is said.

Meanings

1. [verb] To understand by hearing; to catch and comprehend what is said.

Example Sentences

你听懂我说的话了吗？ Nǐ tīngdǒng wǒ shuō de huà le ma? Did you understand what I said?

他说话太快，我听不懂。 Tā shuōhuà tài kuài, wǒ tīng bù dǒng. He speaks too fast; I cannot understand him.

我刚开始学中文，很多话听不懂。 Wǒ gāng kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén, hěn duō huà tīng bù dǒng. I just started learning Chinese; I cannot understand a lot of what I hear.

经过一年学习，我现在基本都能听懂了。 Jīngguò yī nián xuéxí, wǒ xiànzài jīběn dōu néng tīngdǒng le. After a year of study, I can now basically understand everything I hear.

Collocations

Memory Hook

听 is listen and 懂 is understand. 听懂 is the moment when listening turns into understanding, when the sounds finally click into meaning in your brain.