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理解 and 了解 both mean “understand” or “comprehend” a person or the way something is. Yet, both have distinct meanings, for example 理解 means after much thought and deliberation to grasp an understanding of a principle, a reason, material, a person’s deep inner thoughts or feelings, and 了解 means “to know about”, “to know of”, “to think about” a person or concept. As well, 了解 can mean “to get to know” or “to find out about” or “to become aware of how something will work out“
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建议 and 推荐 both are verbs that can be used in informal and formal settings to mean to suggest. In this sense, 建议 is more closely correlated to “to propose“, whereas 推荐 is more closely related to “to recommend”. A key difference between these words is that 建议 can also be used as a noun.  
  
 
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<th style="width:33%">理解 (lǐjiě)</th>
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<th style="width:33%">建议 (jiànyì)</th>
<th style="width:33%">了解 (liǎojiě)</th>
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<th style="width:33%">推荐 (tuījiàn)</th>
 
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<th>Meaning</th><td>to understand deeply</td><td class="liju">to know about, to know of</td>
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<th>Meaning</th><td>to suggest, to propose, a suggestion</td><td class="liju">to suggest, to recommend</td>
 
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<th>Part of Speech</th><td>verb</td><td class="liju">verb</td>
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<th>Part of Speech</th><td>noun and verb</td><td class="liju">verb</td>
 
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<th>Formality</th><td>formal</td><td class="liju">flexible</td>
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<th>Formality</th><td>flexible</td><td class="liju">flexible</td>
 
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== To say to “understand” or “comprehend” a person or the way something is both 了解 and 理解 can be used. ==
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== To say to suggest oftentimes both 建议 and 推荐 can be used interchangeably. ==
  
 
=== Common Phrases ===
 
=== Common Phrases ===
  
In the following examples both 了解 and 理解 can be used.  
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In the following examples both 建议 and 意见 can be used.  
  
 
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* 很~你
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* 我~
* 不~你
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* 你~
* 不太~
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* 这本书~
* 互相~
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* ~一下
 
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== To describe a situation in which after much thought and deliberation you grasp an understanding of a principle, a reason, material, a person’s deep inner thoughts or feelings use 理解 ==
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== To say to raise a suggestion use 建议. ==
  
 
=== Common Phrases ===
 
=== Common Phrases ===
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In the following examples only 建议 can be used.
  
 
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* 不能理解
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* 提建议
* 理解不了
 
* 理解力
 
* 理解错了
 
* 表示理解
 
 
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== To say “to know about”, “to know of”, “to think about” a person or concept use 了解.  ==
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== To say a suggestion use 建议.  ==
  
 
=== Common Phrases ===
 
=== Common Phrases ===
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In the following examples only 建议 can be used.
  
 
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* 我的建议
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* 很多建议
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* 建议很多
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== To describe a situation which uses “to get to know” or “to find out about” “to become aware of how something will work out“ (think “ahh… got you!”) about a condition or a situation use 了解.  ==
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== To say a recommender or letter of recommendation use 推荐.  ==
  
 
=== Common Phrases ===
 
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In the following examples only 推荐 can be used.
  
 
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* 了解情况
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* 推荐信
* 了解一下
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* 推荐人
* 了解了解
 
 
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Revision as of 03:42, 25 August 2021

建议 and 推荐 both are verbs that can be used in informal and formal settings to mean to suggest. In this sense, 建议 is more closely correlated to “to propose“, whereas 推荐 is more closely related to “to recommend”. A key difference between these words is that 建议 can also be used as a noun.

建议 (jiànyì) 推荐 (tuījiàn)
Meaningto suggest, to propose, a suggestionto suggest, to recommend
Part of Speechnoun and verbverb
Formalityflexibleflexible

To say to suggest oftentimes both 建议 and 推荐 can be used interchangeably.

Common Phrases

In the following examples both 建议 and 意见 can be used.

  • 我~
  • 你~
  • 这本书~
  • ~一下

To say to raise a suggestion use 建议.

Common Phrases

In the following examples only 建议 can be used.

  • 提建议

To say a suggestion use 建议.

Common Phrases

In the following examples only 建议 can be used.

  • 我的建议
  • 很多建议
  • 建议很多

To say a recommender or letter of recommendation use 推荐.

Common Phrases

In the following examples only 推荐 can be used.

  • 推荐信
  • 推荐人