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搞不懂

Mandarin · pinyin gǎo bu dǒng

unable to make sense of (sth)

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搞: gǎo · to clear, clarify
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
懂: dǒng · understand, comprehend

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3–5–3 · gao3 bu5 dong3

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