How to Say ‘I don't understand.’ in Traditional Chinese
我不懂。
wǒ bù dǒng
[wǒ bù dohng]
💬 Usage Tip: When you didn't catch what someone said, 我聽不懂 "I can't understand what I'm hearing" is more precise and very common.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to express negation, denial, or refusal.
他不想去參加晚會。
He doesn't want to attend the party.
懂
dǒng
[dohng]
understand
Means to understand or comprehend something.
現在我懂了。
Now I understand.
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