Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding

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Structure

The potential complement 不懂 is used to talk about things that can't be understood. Note that this is about potential - the subject doesn't have the ability to understand. 可以和“不明白”相互替换。

Subject + Perception verb + 不懂

Examples

  • 我 看 不懂 中文 的 报纸。
  • 我 听 不懂 南方人 说 的 话。
  • 很 多 人 看 不懂 古代 汉语。
  • 你 听 不 明白 我 的 话 吗?

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