(liǎo jiě) - to understand, to be informed about in Mandarin
liǎojiěTraditional: 瞭解
Translation
to understand, to be informed about
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Word origin
了解 means to understand or be informed about. 了 (liǎo) here means to grasp or be clear about. 解 (jiě) means to untie or explain, an ideograph of a knife (刀) separating an ox's (牛) horn (角).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 了 (liǎo, to grasp) + 解 (jiě, to explain)
Stroke order
了
解
Examples
境。
I understand his situation.
，。
Please tell me more so I can understand.
？
Do you know this person well?
。
I would like to learn more about Chinese culture.
。
He has a thorough grasp of the market situation.
了解 (liǎo jiě) - to understand, to be informed about.
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