了解

Character by character

• 了le2 strokesHSK 1 traditional 瞭to finish; particle of completed action
• 解jiě13 strokesHSK 3loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 你不了解。

  Nǐ bu liǎo jiě

  You don't understand.

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• 我了解你。

  Wǒ liǎo jiě nǐ

  I get you.

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• 我不了解他。

  Wǒ bu liǎo jiě tā

  I can't figure him out.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 了解. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 了leHSK 1

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

• 为了wèi leHSK 3

  for; for the purpose of; in order to

• 解决jiě juéHSK 3

  to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

• 极了jí leHSK 3

  extremely; exceedingly

• 除了chú leHSK 3

  besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)

• 解释jiě shìHSK 4

  explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve

• 理解lǐ jiěHSK 3

  to comprehend; to understand

• 解jiěHSK 6

  to 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

• 解放jiě fàngHSK 5

  to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949

• 得了dé leHSK 5

  all right!; that's enough!

• 受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4

  unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand

• 罢了bà leHSK 6

  a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

• 算了suàn leHSK 6

  let it be; let it pass; forget about it

• 完了wán leHSK 5

  to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no

• 解除jiě chúHSK 5

  to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)

• 缓解huǎn jiěHSK 4

  to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)

• 了不起liǎo bu qǐHSK 4

  amazing; terrific; extraordinary

• 误解wù jiěHSK 5

  to misunderstand; misunderstanding

• 解开jiě kāiHSK 3

  to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)

• 解脱jiě tuōHSK 7

  to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries

• 解剖jiě pōuHSK 7

  to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy

• 解救jiě jiùHSK 7

  to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation

• 分解fēn jiěHSK 5

  to resolve; to decompose; to break down

• 大不了dà bù liǎo

  at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming