How to Say ‘I don't understand’ in Traditional Chinese
我不懂
wǒ bù dǒng
[waw boo dohng]
💬 Usage Tip: The [不] in [我不懂] is pronounced (bú) because it comes before a falling-tone syllable. You'll hear the same shift in [不是] (bú shì).
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, referring to yourself.
我不懂這句話。
I don’t understand this sentence.
不
bù
[boo]
not
A common negative word used before verbs and adjectives.
我不懂中文。
I don’t understand Chinese.
懂
dǒng
[dohng]
understand
Means to understand something that is said, written, or explained.
聽了老師的說明，我懂了。
After hearing the teacher’s explanation, I understood.
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