理解

lǐjiě

verb HSK 3 #633

Meanings

1 to understand; to comprehend
2 understanding; comprehension

Characters

reason; principle; to understand

to explain; to understand; to solve

Examples

我理解你的感受。

Wǒ lǐjiě nǐ de gǎnshòu.

I understand your feelings.

这篇文章很难理解。

Zhè piān wénzhāng hěn nán lǐjiě.

This article is hard to understand.

谢谢你的理解。

Xièxie nǐ de lǐjiě.

Thank you for your understanding.

Tips

mistakes

理解 (to comprehend/empathize) vs 了解 (liǎojiě, to know about/learn about): 理解 is deeper comprehension; 了解 is knowing facts or getting familiar with something.

Stroke Order

理 lǐ

解 jiě