懂事

dǒngshì

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

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 adjectiveverb

Meaning

dǒngshì dong3 shi4

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

Example sentences

wǒ我juéde觉得nǐ你shì是shíhou时候gāi该dǒngshì懂事le了。

I think it's time for you to grow up.
nǐmen你们zhèxiē这些jiāhuo家伙zhēn真bù不dǒngshì懂事。

You guys are totally clueless.
tā他yǐjīng已经zhǎngdà长大gāi该dǒngshì懂事le了。

He is old enough to know better.
tā她niánjì年纪gòu够dà大gāi该dǒngshì懂事le了。

She is old enough to know better.

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