你懂的

nǐdǒngde
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 you know what I mean; if you know, you know
  2. 2 (often implying something sensitive or risqué)

Examples

Tā zuìjìn hěn máng, máng shénme ma, nǐ dǒng de.
He's been busy lately — busy with what, well, you know.
Wèishénme shāndiàole? Nǐ dǒng de.
Why was it deleted? You know why.

Tips

register
Popular online since the 2010s for hinting at something you don't want to spell out — gossip, politics, censorship, or adult content. Former foreign minister Li Zhaoxing's 'you know the answer' at a 2013 press conference gave it a second life.
usage
The is pronounced in a neutral tone. Written also as 懂得 in some contexts.

Stroke Order

dǒng
de