What does 懂事 mean in Chinese?

懂事 (dǒng shì) means "sensible; thoughtful; intelligent" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 懂事?

懂事 is pronounced "dǒng shì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

懂事 is made up of the characters 懂, 事. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 懂事 using our stroke order tool.

懂事

dǒng shì

sensible; thoughtful; intelligent

这个孩子很懂事，很听话乖巧。

Zhè háizi hěn dǒngshì

This child is very sensible

HSK 2.0: Level 6

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.