How to Say ‘Didn't hear clearly’ in Simplified Chinese
没听清
méi tīng qīng
[may tīngqīng]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting 清 "clear" after 听 says how the hearing turned out, and 没 in front says it didn't work out. Same pattern: 没看清 "didn't see clearly".
Phrase Breakdown
没
méi
[may]
not; no
Negation word used to say something did not happen or does not exist.
今天没下雨。
It didn't rain today.
听清
tīng qīng
[tīngqīng]
to hear clearly
Verb plus result complement: to hear something clearly.
太吵了，我听不清。
It's too noisy, I can't hear clearly.
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