How to Say ‘I don't understand’ in Traditional Chinese
我不明白
wǒ bù míng bái
[wǒ bù míngbái]
💬 Usage Tip: 明白 is the "understand" part here, and 不 goes right before it to make it negative: 我不明白. You can reuse that pattern with other verbs too, like 我不知道 for "I don't know."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself.
我不明白這件事。
I don't understand this matter.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to express negation or to give a negative response.
我不喜歡這個顏色。
I don't like this color.
明白
míng bái
[míngbái]
understand
To comprehend or grasp the meaning of something.
我明白你的意思。
I understand your meaning.
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