Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding

Nível: HSK 2 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

Chinese learners often have to express that they don't understand something, especially in the beginning when they start learning. One of the ways to express that is to use the 不懂 (bù dǒng) verb complement. Yes, 不懂 (bù dǒng) by itself simply means "not understand," and you can use it this way. But you'll find that more often, it follows a verb. When used this way, it is a complement. The potential complement 不懂 (bù dǒng) 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. Subj. + Verb + 不懂 The 不懂 (bù dǒng) may also be swapped out with 不明白 (bù míngbai).

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我看不懂这本书。 (wǒ kàn bù dǒng zhè běn shū 。): "I can't read this book."
• 孩子们看不懂你写的汉字。 (háizǐmen kàn bù dǒng nǐ xiě de hànzì 。): "Children can't understand the Chinese characters you write."
• 你看不懂我的邮件吗？ (nǐ kàn bù dǒng wǒ de yóujiàn ma ？): "Can't you read my email?"
• 老板的中文说得很好，可是他看不懂中文报纸。 (lǎobǎn de zhōngwén shuō dé hěnhǎo，kěshì tā kàn bù dǒng zhōngwén bàozhǐ 。): "The boss speaks Chinese very well, but he cannot read Chinese newspapers."

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