看懂 kàn dǒng ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ hon3 dung2

  • to understand what one is reading or watching

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 看 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 能 ( néng nang4 ) 看懂 ( kàn dǒng hon3 dung2 ) 俄语 俄語 ( É yǔ ngo4 jyu5 )。

    He can read in Russian.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 能 ( néng nang4 ) 看懂 ( kàn dǒng hon3 dung2 ) 德语 德語 ( Dé yǔ dak1 jyu5 ), 但 ( dàn daan6 ) 不会 不會 ( bù huì bat1 wui5 ) 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 )。

    I can read German, but I can't speak it.

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 为了 為了 ( wèi le wai6 liu5 ) 能够 能夠 ( néng gòu nang4 gau3 ) 看懂 ( kàn dǒng hon3 dung2 ) 古兰经 古蘭經 ( Gǔ lán jīng gu2 laan4 ging1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 原文 ( yuán wén jyun4 man4 ) 才 ( cái coi4 ) 去 ( qù heoi3 ) 开始 開始 ( kāi shǐ hoi1 ci2 ) 学习 學習 ( xué xí hok6 zaap6 ) 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ( Ā lā bó yǔ aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 ) 的 ( de dik1 )。

    Tom wanted to be able to read the original Quran and solely for that reason he started learning Arabic.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.