bù​dǒng

not to understand

bù​dǒng not to understand

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. to understand
    to understand; to comprehend; to know; often used as a result after verbs like tīng or kàn to show that information was successfully processed

bù​dǒng [inability to understand]

  1. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  2. to understand
    to understand; to comprehend; to know; often used as a result after verbs like tīng or kàn to show that information was successfully processed