esto es chino para mí: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  SpainLatin AmericaGeneral (Spanish-speaking world)informalcolloquial
  • This is completely incomprehensible to me; I do not understand this at all.

  Examples

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  • Cuando el profesor empezó a hablar de matemáticas avanzadas, pensé: esto es chino para mí.

    When the teacher started talking about advanced math, I thought: this is completely incomprehensible to me.

  • Intenté seguir la explicación del manual, pero honestamente esto es chino para mí.

    I tried to follow the manual's explanation, but honestly, this is all Greek to me.

  • No entiendo nada de ese documento legal; para mí esto es chino, necesito ayuda.

    I don't understand anything in that legal document; this is incomprehensible to me, I need help.