易懂

yìdǒng
adjective #34,618

Meanings

  1. 1 easy to understand
  2. 2 clear
  3. 3 intelligible

Examples

Zhè běn shū xiě de tōngsú-yìdǒng.
This book is written in plain, easy-to-understand language.
Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn yìdǒng.
The teacher explains things in a way that's easy to understand.

Tips

usage
Almost always paired into the four-character set phrase 通俗易懂 ('popular and easy to understand') — used to praise plain, accessible writing or teaching. Standalone 易懂 also works, especially after or : 不易 ('not easy to grasp').
grammar
+ verb is a productive classical pattern: (easy to learn), (easy to remember), (easy to read). The opposite is + verb: 难懂 (hard to understand), (hard to learn).

Stroke Order

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