Chinese

了解

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to understand; to comprehend; to learn; to know
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 4
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  • characterChinese了 “Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).”
  • characterChinese解 “to loosen; to unfasten; to untie”
    • ideaChinese角 “horn; antler”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
    • ideaChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”

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