了解

tā běn yì hěn hǎo dàn tā bìng bù liǎo jiě qíng kuàng

他本意很好，但他并不了解情况。

He's very well-meaning, but he doesn't really understand what's going on.

yī wèi yōu xiù de jiào shī bì xū liǎo jiě ér tóng

一位优秀的教师必须了解儿童。

A good teacher must understand children.

yī shēng duì zhè zhǒng jí bìng hái bù tài liǎo jiě

医生对这种疾病还不太了解。

Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.

liǎo jiě qíng kuàng

了解情况

find out the facts

wǒ huā le jǐ tiān de shí jiān lái liǎo jiě tā de sǐ wáng

我花了几天的时间来了解她的死亡。

It took me several days to absorb the fact of her death.

liǎo jiě yī gè guān niàn

了解一个观念

seize an idea