dǒng

Usages of dǒng

 以前yǐqián  dǒng zhè  意思yìsiwǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
 现在xiànzài dǒng le,   dǒng letā xiànzài dǒng le, wǒ yě dǒng le.
Now she understands, and I understand too.
qǐng  认真rènzhēn de kàn, 然后ránhòu 告诉gàosu   dǒng  dǒngqǐng nǐ rènzhēn de kàn, ránhòu gàosu wǒ nǐ dǒng bù dǒng.
Please look carefully, then tell me whether you understand.
其实qíshí zhè  问题wèntí  nán, bié 担心dānxīn,  试试shìshi jiù dǒng leqíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.
Actually this question isn’t hard; don’t worry—try and you’ll get it.

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