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Usages of tīngdǒng
请 慢慢 地 说， 我 想 听 懂。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.
你 听懂 了 吗？nǐ tīngdǒng le ma?
Did you understand?
她 的 声音 很 小， 在 公园 里 不 容易 听清楚， 比如 刚才 我 就 没 听懂。Tā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
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