了 瞭 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly syn 明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out syn 清楚 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about syn 理解 lǐ jiě to comprehend / to understand syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 解 jiě to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 懂得 dǒng de to understand / to know / to comprehend syn 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more / further syn 不明 bù míng not clear / unknown / to fail to understand syn 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation syn 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify / to fully understand syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 知晓 知曉 zhī xiǎo to know / to understand syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 看透 kàn tòu to understand thoroughly / to see beyond the facade / to see through (sb) syn 谅解 諒解 liàng jiě to understand / to make allowances for / understanding syn 领悟 領悟 lǐng wù to understand / to comprehend syn 领会 領會 lǐng huì to understand / to comprehend / to grasp syn 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 深奥 深奧 shēn ào profound / abstruse / recondite / profoundly syn 通晓 通曉 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through syn 开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn 费解 費解 fèi jiě to be puzzled / hard to understand / unintelligible / incomprehensible syn 觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) syn 难懂 難懂 nán dǒng difficult to understand 洞悉 dòng xī to clearly understand syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 不解 bù jiě to not understand / to be puzzled by / indissoluble syn 晦涩 晦澀 huì sè difficult to understand / cryptic syn 了然 瞭然 liǎo rán to understand clearly / evident syn 疑难 疑難 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated syn 易懂 yì dǒng easy to understand syn 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur syn 浅显 淺顯 qiǎn xiǎn (of written or spoken material) easy to understand / accessible syn 通达 通達 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding syn 心领神会 心領神會 xīn lǐng shén huì to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly syn 明理 míng lǐ sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning syn 融解 róng jiě to melt / molten / fig. to understand thoroughly syn 不懂 bù dǒng not to understand / cannot (see, hear, understand, as verb complement) / incomprehension 不明白 bù míng bái does not understand / fails to realize (intuitively) what is going on 想不通 xiǎng bu tōng unable to understand / unable to get over 听懂 聽懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken) 读懂 讀懂 dú dǒng to read and understand 看懂 kàn dǒng to understand what one is reading or watching 难解 難解 nán jiě hard to solve / hard to dispel / hard to understand / hard to undo 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 收悉 shōu xī (literary) to receive and understand the contents of (a letter) 懂 dǒng to understand / to comprehend syn 不懂装懂 不懂裝懂 bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng to pretend to understand when you don't 温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future syn 似懂非懂 sì dǒng fēi dǒng to not really understand / to half-understand syn 心领神悟 心領神悟 xīn lǐng shén wù to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly 识微见几 識微見幾 shí wēi jiàn jǐ lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom) 了然于胸 了然於胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng to be well aware / to understand clearly 半懂不懂 bàn dǒng bù dǒng to not fully understand / to only partly understand 了知 liǎo zhī (Buddhism) to fully understand / to understand completely 绝诣 絕詣 jué yì profoundly well-versed 完全懂得 wán quán dǒng de to understand completely 不开窍 不開竅 bù kāi qiào unable to understand / can't get the point 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng to not fully understand (idiom) 悟入 wù rù to understand / to comprehend the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism) 浅白 淺白 qiǎn bái simple / easy to understand 温故而知新 溫故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future 火星文 huǒ xīng wén lit. Martian language / fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand 听得懂 聽得懂 tīng de dǒng to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says) 听话听声，锣鼓听音 聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音 tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn to understand the unspoken implications (idiom) 解悟 jiě wù to understand / to comprehend / to grasp the meaning 说通 說通 shuō tōng to get sb to understand / to persuade 通俗易懂 tōng sú yì dǒng easy to understand 通彻 通徹 tōng chè to understand completely 难以理解 難以理解 nán yǐ lǐ jiě hard to understand / incomprehensible 体惜 體惜 tǐ xī to empathize / to understand and sympathize syn 不明就里 不明就裡 bù míng jiù lǐ not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs 不明觉厉 不明覺厲 bù míng jué lì although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang) 交情匪浅 交情匪淺 jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn to be very close / to understand each other 知人者智，自知者明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] 秒懂 miǎo dǒng to understand instantly 浅显易懂 淺顯易懂 qiǎn xiǎn - yì dǒng (idiom) easy to understand 