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我听不清楚。

I can’t hear clearly.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Saying the sound is unclear because of noise, phone quality, or distance.

Risk

safe

If you heard clearly but do not understand the meaning, say 我听不懂 instead.

Literal

I hear not clear.

This separates an audio problem from not understanding Chinese. It is useful on calls and in noisy places.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 Sorry, I can’t hear clearly.
02 It’s too noisy here. I can’t hear clearly.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Can you hear me?
B I can’t hear clearly.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 I don’t understand what I hear.
02 I can’t hear clearly.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 我听不清楚 mean?

Answer: I can’t hear clearly.

清楚 means clear; the problem is sound clarity.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 听不清楚。

Answer: tīng bu qīng chu

不 and 楚 are light in this common rhythm.

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03 · Which phrase says the audio is unclear, not the meaning?

Answer: 我听不清楚。

听不清楚 is about sound clarity; 听不懂 is about understanding.

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