🇬🇧🇨🇳 understanding - 体谅的 : English Lesson
adjective
Meaning of "understanding" ("体谅的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
If you are understanding, you listen carefully to how someone feels, you try to see things from their side, and you are gentle and kind instead of getting mad or laughing at them when they make mistakes.
The understanding music teacher calmly said, “Creative interpretation,” after I turned the recorder song into a goose-chasing-a-pigeon solo.
My understanding friend didn’t laugh when I waved at a stranger who wasn’t waving at me—she waved too so I wouldn’t feel silly alone.
The understanding teacher calmly watched as my paper airplane test flew past her head and said, “At least the aerodynamics look good.”
The understanding librarian just whispered, “Nice sneeze,” instead of shushing me after my explosion-of-doom sneeze scared three books off the shelf.
The understanding coach didn’t get mad when I scored a goal for the wrong team; he said, “You’re just too generous.”
At the bus stop, an understanding woman sat with a boy who cried. The understanding woman put her coat around him. The understanding driver, seeing them, slowed the bus and let them wait. The understanding crowd gave room and quiet. The boy stopped crying and smiled, safe in the understanding care.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: B2 Upper Intermediate
This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.
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