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The Chinese word liaojie - 了解 - liǎojiě
(to understand in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
liǎojiě
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
to understand, to find out, understanding,
to interpret, to acquaint oneself with, comprehension, to comprehend
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of liǎojiě are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 了解 ( liaojie / liǎojiě ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo hen liaojie ta.
Wǒ hěn liǎojiě tā.– English translation: I know him very well.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to understand | to understand
了解 ( liaojie / liǎojiě ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 464)
了解 ( liaojie / liǎojiě ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 464)
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