Topic: Chinese

"We cannot read it."

Translation:我们看不懂。

July 15, 2018

3 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/quadrin

    I'm confused. It literally translates to: "We read can't understand." There's not even an object in the sentence...

    July 15, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Delinho2
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      This is one of those circumstances that the Mandarin does not translate well into English. Duo forces English speakers to learn this without explanation.

      September 27, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/RichardWrigley

        I find Google translate a useful adjunct to duolingo. For this sentence it offers, "We don't understand."

        October 8, 2018
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