Mandarin · 22 October 2026 · Resultative Verb Compounds
听懂聽懂
tīngdǒngPinyin
to understand (by listening) / to comprehend
verb phrase
Combines the action of listening ('聽') with the resultative suffix of comprehension ('懂') to show that acoustic speech or instructions were successfully understood.
In a sentence
房东讲话有一点地方口音，我得非常专注才听得懂他交代的话。
Fángdōng jiǎnghuà yǒu yīdiǎn dìfāng kǒuyīn, wǒ děi fēicháng zhuānzhù cái tīng de dǒng tā jiāodài de huà.
The landlord speaks with a bit of a regional accent; I have to focus intently to be able to understand the instructions he gives.
