了解 liǎo jiě to understandto realizeto find out Example sentences 我的妈妈很了解我。 wǒ de māma hěn liǎojiě wǒ. My mother knows me very well 我了解你的困难,但是我不知道怎么帮你。 wǒ liǎojiě nǐ de kùnnan, dànshì wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme bāng nǐ. I understand your difficulties, but I don't know how to help you