Chinese phrase
我听不懂中文 wǒ tīng bù dǒng zhōng wén
Meaning
I cannot understand spoken Chinese
When to use it
This says that the speaker cannot understand spoken Chinese. It states a language difficulty and can be used when asking for written communication instead.
Example dialogue
请把您的姓名和护照号码写在这儿。 qǐng bǎ nín de xìng míng hé hù zhào hào mǎ xiě zài zhèr
Please write your name and passport number here.
抱歉，我听不懂中文，可以写下来吗？ bào qiàn wǒ tīng bù dǒng zhōng wén ké yǐ xiě xià lái ma
Sorry, I can't understand spoken Chinese. Could you write it down?