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a user recently left a message asking us
what the difference is between [míng bai] and [dǒng]
as well as [zhī dào] and [liǎo jiě]
thank you for your question
today we will go over 5 very similar words
that most students learning Chinese have difficulty with
these words we're going to talk about are
based on their English meanings these words look really similar right
they're actually all a bit different but don't worry
after watching this video you'll be able to master them right away
at the end of this video we will use all five words in a dialogue
so that you can easily grasp their meanings and understand their usage
let's take a look at these words one by one
first one
[zhī dào] refers to knowing some basic information like in a very general sense
it can act in a similar way to [to know of] or [to know about] something
let's check out a few examples
OK second one
[liǎo jiě] means to know about something
especially about the reasoning process or result of that thing
it emphasizes that not only know someone or something but you know them quite well
let's check out a few examples
OK let's move on the third one
[míng bai] refers to knowing or finding out quite a bit about some matter
and having no doubts about it
it can be used as a verb or an adjective
let's check out some examples
OK let's check out the fourth one
[lǐ jiě] means you understand something
especially about why it happened or what it means
it's most often used to talk about someone's behavior
methods thoughts or way of speaking
let's see how to use this word in a sentence
alright the last one
[dǒng] is a one-character word
meaning you completely understand something
or you have professional knowledge about something
let's see two examples
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