"Would you like to learn about Chinese history?"

Translation: 你想了解中国历史吗？

[rgrimm]

I don't find "learn about" to be the best translation for 了解, instead something like "understand": Would you like to understand Chinese history?

[NessaNessaJoy]

Nah man, it works https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/了解

[KX3.]

It's usually translated "learn about“, which includes the understand part.

[Keith_APP]

Although it is a close way to say that in reality, 了解 actually does not mean to learn. The meaning is to understand, usually profoundly.

e.g. 他了解我 / He understands me well

[KX3.]

Your example is correct, but 了解 has more than one meaning, in that sense. Here it usually translates to ”learn about“ which includes the understand part.

[NasuSamaruk0]

Alternate possibilities:

• 你想要學中國歷史嗎？
• 你想學中國歷史嗎？