How to Say ‘I don't understand’ in Simplified Chinese
我不明白
wǒ bù míng bái
[woh boo ming by]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese usually puts negation before the verb, so 不 comes before 明白: 我不明白. You can reuse that pattern easily: 我不懂 or 我不知道.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[woh]
I
'我' means 'I' or 'me', referring to oneself.
我不明白你在说什么。
I don't understand what you are saying.
不
bù
[boo]
not
'不' is used to negate a statement.
我不喜欢喝茶。
I don't like drinking tea.
明白
míng bái
[ming by]
understand
'明白' means 'to understand'.
我现在明白了。
I understand now.
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