谅解 (liàng jiě) — to understand and forgive; to make allowances for (someone's situation or mistake)
Definition
谅解 combines understanding with forgiveness — use it for mutual concessions in a conflict, as in 互相谅解. 体谅 is one-sided empathy for someone's feelings; 理解 is neutral comprehension with no forgiveness.
verb
to understand and forgiveto make allowances for (someone's situation or mistake)
Examples
- 谅解。Wǒ yǐ jīng liàng jiě le tā de wú xīn zhī guò.I have already forgiven his unintentional mistake.
- 谅解，。Shuāng fāng rú guǒ néng hù xiāng liàng jiě, máo dùn jiù néng huà jiě.If both sides can understand and forgive each other, the conflict can be resolved.
- 谅解，。Gǎn xiè nín de liàng jiě, wǒ huì gèng jiā nǔ lì.Thank you for your understanding; I will work even harder.
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