你懂的

nǐdǒngde

phrase

Meanings

1 you know what I mean; if you know, you know
2 (often implying something sensitive or risqué)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他们俩到底是什么关系？你懂的。

Tāmen liǎ dàodǐ shì shénme guānxi? Nǐdǒngde.

What's really going on between those two? You know.

HSK 6

他最近很忙，忙什么嘛，你懂的。

Tā zuìjìn hěn máng, máng shénme ma, nǐdǒngde.

He's been busy lately - busy with what, well, you know.

Tips

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Popular online since the 2010s for hinting at something you would rather not spell out, such as gossip or adult content, trusting the listener to fill in the rest.

usage

The 的 is pronounced in a neutral tone. Written also as 你懂得 in some contexts.

Stroke Order

你 nǐ

懂 dǒng

的 de