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How to Say ‘I didn't see it clearly.’ in Traditional Chinese

我沒看清楚。

wǒ méi kàn qīng chǔ

[wo méi kàn qīngchǔ]

💬 Usage Tip: Use 沒 (méi), not 不, to say something didn't happen. 清楚 after 看 says how well you saw, so 聽清楚 means "hear clearly".

Phrase Breakdown

我沒

wǒ méi

I didn't

我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 沒 (méi) negates past actions.

Example

我沒去。

I didn't go.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

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.

沒

méi

[méi]

did not

Indicates a negative past action.

Example

他沒看見我。

He did not see me.

看清楚。

kàn qīng chǔ

see clearly

看 (kàn) means 'see' and 清楚 (qīngchu) means 'clearly'. Together they form a result compound meaning 'see clearly'.

Example

請你看清楚。

Please look carefully.

Words in this phrase

看清楚

kàn qīng chǔ

[kàn qīngchǔ]

to see clearly

To see something clearly and distinctly.

Example

字太小,我看不清楚。

The text is too small; I can't see it clearly.

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