to understand 
Hiểu * 086 like: verstehen → →
verstehen ☊ hiếu ☊ 
☊ verstehen ☊ hiểu ☊ ☊ etwas missverstehen ☊ hiểu lầm, hiểu sai điều gì đó ☊ ☊ verstehen ☊ 理解 ☊ lǐjiě verstehen ☊ 理解 ☊ lǐ jiě etwas missverstehen ☊ 误会某事， 误解某事 ☊ wùhuì mǒushì, wùjiě mǒushì Ich kann Sie nicht verstehen. ☊ Tôi không hiểu anh / chị nói gì. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1279) Bitte unterbrechen Sie mich, wenn Sie etwas nicht verstehen. ☊ Xin hãy ngắt lời tôi, nếu quý vị có điều gì chưa hiểu rõ. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2100) afraid to do sth: Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand. ☊ afraid ☊
to break/crack a code (= to understand and read the message) ☊ code ☊
He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics. ☊ concept ☊
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. ☊ confident ☊
His decision can only be understood in context. ☊ context ☊
I couldn't hear what they were saying. ☊ could ☊
I didn't mean it as a criticism. ☊ criticism ☊
Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can). ☊ even ☊
In my experience, very few people really understand the problem. ☊ experience ☊
The children are learning to understand people of different faiths. ☊ faith ☊
Few people understand the difference. ☊ few ☊
We couldn't figure her out. ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
You'll never get him to understand. ☊ get ☊
Gradually, the children began to understand. ☊ gradually ☊
You'll soon get the idea (= understand). ☊ idea ☊
indicate (to sb) (that)...: In his letter he indicated to us (that) he was willing to cooperate. ☊ indicate ☊
intend sth (as sth): He intended it as a joke. ☊ intend ☊
I didn't get the joke (= understand it). ☊ joke ☊
know sth: Do you know any Japanese? ☊ know ☊
It was difficult to understand the local dialect. ☊ local ☊
I fail to see the logic behind his argument. ☊ logic ☊
Looked at from that point of view, his decision is easier to understand. ☊ look at sth ☊
I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say). ☊ meaning ☊
He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics. ☊ mental ☊
You're missing the point (= failing to understand the main part) of what I'm saying. ☊ miss ☊
Can you read music (= understand the signs in order to play or sing a piece of music)? ☊ music ☊
People are often afraid of things they don't understand. ☊ often ☊
One day (= at some time in the future) you'll understand. ☊ one ☊
We do not fully understand how the brain is organized. ☊ organize ☊
Do you see my point (= understand)? ☊ point ☊
She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). ☊ reading ☊
Let me get this right (= understand correctly) —you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay? ☊ right ☊
scale of sth: It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster. ☊ scale ☊
see sb/sth as sth: His colleagues see him as a future director. ☊ see ☊
I couldn't understand a single word she said! ☊ single ☊
talk in sth: We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese. ☊ talk ☊
understand sb: Nobody understands me. ☊ understand ☊
We understand each other, even if we don't always agree. ☊ understand ☊
understand what, how, etc...: They understand what I have been through. ☊ understand ☊
understand (that...): I quite understand that you need some time alone. ☊ understand ☊
If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand. ☊ understand ☊
understand sb doing sth: I quite understand you needing some time alone. ☊ understand ☊
understand (sth): Doctors still don't understand much about the disease. ☊ understand ☊
No one is answering the phone—I can't understand it. ☊ understand ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
They're too young to understand what is happening. ☊ understand ☊
understand sb/sth doing sth: I just can't understand him taking the money. ☊ understand ☊
I just can't understand his taking the money. ☊ understand ☊
understand (sth): Can you understand French? ☊ understand ☊
Do you understand the instructions? ☊ understand ☊
I don't want you doing that again. Do you understand? ☊ understand ☊
your passive vocabulary (= the words that you understand but don't use) ☊ vocabulary ☊
You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand). ☊ waste ☊
wish for sth: I can understand her wish for secrecy. ☊ wish ☊
Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works? ☊ work ☊
He's too young to understand the ways of the world. ☊ world ☊
Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but... ☊ get sb wrong ☊