How to Say ‘I don't understand’ in Traditional Chinese
我聽不懂
wǒ tīng bù dǒng
[wo tīng bù dǒng]
💬 Usage Tip: 聽 (tīng) "listen" plus 不懂 means you heard it but couldn't make sense of it; swap in 看 (kàn) "look" for 看不懂 "I can't read/understand this".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
聽
tīng
[tīng]
to hear; listen
To perceive sound with ears.
我在聽音樂。
I'm listening to music.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
懂
dǒng
[dǒng]
to understand
A verb meaning to understand; after 聽 it means to understand what you hear.
我看不懂這個字。
I can't read this character.
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