dǒng shì

HSK 7–9

懂事 (dǒng shì) is a Chinese word meaning “to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 懂事

懂dǒng · to understand事shì · matter

Related words

事matter事情affair; matter; thing; business懂to understand故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale事实上in fact事实fact事儿one's employment事件incident; event好事good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")好事to be meddlesome事业undertaking

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