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了解
liáojiě
(after tone sandhi)
Main
English Definitionto understand; to realize; to find out
See alsoliǎojiě to understand; to realize; to find out (from traditional character 了解)
Simplified Script了解
Traditional Script瞭解
Pinyinliǎojiě
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		liáojiě
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)liu5gaai2
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=4
Word Decomposition
了liǎo(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
解jiěto divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection

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Words With Same Head Word    
了如指掌liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
了然liǎoránto understand clearly; evident
了若指掌liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎngsee 了如指掌
Words With Same Tail Word    
了解liǎojiěto understand; to realize; to find out
理解lǐjiěto comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
谅解liàngjiěto understand; to make allowances for; understanding
分解fēnjiěto resolve; to decompose; to break down
误解wùjiěto misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding
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