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了解

liǎo jiě · liao jie

Traditional 瞭解

Meaning

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了解 means to know about or understand a person, place, or situation.

2 examples

了(liǎo)解(jiě)一(yí)个(gè)国(guó)家(jiā)最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)方(fāng)法(fǎ)是(shì)亲(qīn)自(zì)去(qù)看(kàn)一(yi)看(kàn)。

The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)先(xiān)了(liǎo)解(jiě)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)份(fèn)合(hé)同(tóng)的(de)内(nèi)容(róng)。

I'd like to first understand the contents of this contract.

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

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Explore individually

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)

to divide; to break up

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.