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懂事

dǒng shì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

懂事 (dǒng shì) means "to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoug". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 懂事 means

1. to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world
2. (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent

The characters in 懂事

• 懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 他已经长大该懂事了。
  Tā yǐjīng zhǎngdà gāi dǒngshì le.
  He is old enough to know better.
• 她年纪够大该懂事了。
  She is old enough to know better.
• 你们这些家伙真不懂事。
  You guys are totally clueless.
• 我觉得你是时候该懂事了。
  Wǒ juéde nǐ shì shíhou gāi dǒngshì le.
  I think it's time for you to grow up.
• 在你这个年纪你应该要更懂事。
  Zài nǐ zhège niánjì nǐ yīnggāi yào gèng dǒngshì.
  You ought to know better at your age.

Words containing 懂事

• 自懂事以来zì dǒng shì yǐ láifor as long as one can remember

Sounds the same

Read dǒng shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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