How to Say ‘Didn't hear clearly’ in Simplified Chinese
没听清楚
méi tīng qīng chǔ
[méi tīng qīngchu]
💬 Usage Tip: 清楚 tacked onto a verb shows the result, "clearly"; 没 in front says it didn't happen. Same pattern: 没看清楚 "didn't see clearly".
Phrase Breakdown
没
méi
[méi]
not
Negation of a verb.
他没有来上课。
He did not come to class.
听
tīng
[tīng]
to listen; to hear
A verb for perceiving sounds or speech with your ears; often combined with result words like 懂 (understand) or 到 (reach).
请你再说一遍，我没听清楚。
Please say it again, I didn't hear clearly.
清楚
qīng chǔ
[qīngchu]
clearly; clear
Means clear or distinct; after a verb like 听 or 看 it shows the result was clear.
这个问题我没看清楚。
I didn't see this question clearly.
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