看不懂 kàn bu dǒng ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˇ hon3 bat1 dung2
- unable to make sense of what one is looking at
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看
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 别看 別看 bié kàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄢˋ bit6 hon3 don't be fooled by the fact that
- 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking
- 察看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caat3 hon3 to watch
- 小看 xiǎo kàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ siu2 hon3 to look down on
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- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 查看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caa4 hon3 to look over
- 看中 kàn zhòng ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ hon3 zung3 to have a preference for
- 看似 kàn sì ㄎㄢˋ ㄙˋ hon3 ci5 to look as if; to seem
- 看作 kàn zuò ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hon3 zok3 to look upon as
- 看来 看來 kàn lai ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄞ hon3 loi4 apparently
- 看出 kàn chū ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨ hon3 ceot1 to make out
- 看到 kàn dào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ hon3 dou3 to see
- 看台 kàn tái ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ hon3 toi4 terrace
- 看好 kàn hǎo ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ hon3 hou2 to regard as having good prospects
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
- 看家 kān jiā ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ hon1 gaa1 to look after the house
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 看成 kàn chéng ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ hon3 sing4 to regard as
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
懂
- 懂事 dǒng shì ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ dung2 si6 to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world
- 懂得 dǒng de ㄉㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ dung2 dak1 to understand; to know; to comprehend
- 弄懂 nòng dǒng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ lung6 dung2 to make sense of
- 懂哥 dǒng gē ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄜ (slang) Mr. Know-it-all
- 懂局 dǒng jú ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄩˊ dung2 guk6 to be savvy
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- 懂眼 dǒng yǎn ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄢˇ dung2 ngaan5 (coll.) to know the ropes
- 懂行 dǒng háng ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄤˊ dung2 hong4 to know the ropes
- 懵懂 měng dǒng ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ mung2 dung2 confused
- 易懂 yì dǒng ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ji6 dung2 easy to understand
- 看懂 kàn dǒng ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ hon3 dung2 to understand what one is reading or watching
- 秒懂 miǎo dǒng ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ miu5 dung2 to understand instantly
- 听懂 聽懂 tīng dǒng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ teng1 dung2 to understand (on hearing)
- 读懂 讀懂 dú dǒng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ duk6 dung2 to read and understand
- 难懂 難懂 nán dǒng ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ naan4 dung2 difficult to understand
- 可懂度 kě dǒng dù ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨˋ ho2 dung2 dou6 intelligibility
- 弄不懂 nòng bu dǒng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˇ lung6 bat1 dung2 unable to make sense of (sth)
- 懂门儿 懂門兒 dǒng mén r ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄦ dung2 mun4 ji4 one who knows his business
- 搞不懂 gǎo bu dǒng ㄍㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˇ gaau2 bat1 dung2 unable to make sense of (sth)
- 听不懂 聽不懂 tīng bu dǒng ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˇ teng1 bat1 dung2 unable to make sense of what one is hearing
- 听得懂 聽得懂 tīng de dǒng ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ting1 dak1 dung2 to understand (by hearing)
Idioms with these characters
- 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài chī fàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
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- 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ hon3 jan4 hang4 si6 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
- 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ mou6 lei5 hon3 faa1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ jat1 ngaan5 hon3 cyun1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
- 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ zau2 maa5 hon3 faa1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
Example sentences
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看不懂 。
I don't understand what I'm looking at.
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我 看不懂 。
I don't understand what I'm looking at.
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我 看不懂 法语 法語 。
I cannot read French.
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我 完全 看不懂 。
That was all Greek to me.
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她 给 給 我 打 了 一个 一個 看不懂 的 手势 手勢 。
She gave me a hand gesture I didn't understand.
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