What should I do if I can't read classical Chinese?

Learn classical Chinese.

Method 1: "Sanduo"

1. Read more: not only textbooks, but also books. If possible, read as many classical Chinese works as possible to broaden your horizons.

2. Recite more: It means that whenever the teacher asks to recite the text, it is best to recite it word for word. If you can stick to the end, then you will naturally master the ancient language habits and methods of choosing words and making sentences, and your ability in classical Chinese will naturally improve.

3. Practice more: it is one of the shortcuts to improve the reading ability of classical Chinese. We should not only complete the after-class training seriously, but also do more classification training of related words and phrases to broaden our horizons and improve our comprehensive quality.

(The above is taken from Baidu Library)

Classical Chinese is a precious legacy left by the ancients. Only by studying hard and mastering the process of reading comprehension can we understand history and the history of the ancients. Don't expect to master written expressions formed over hundreds of thousands of years. You have to understand them slowly and instill them in yourself bit by bit. Don't rush for success. No one can master reading and understanding meaning at the same time by any means. Everyone accumulates experience bit by bit and slowly enters the field of classical Chinese.

Take your time, don't worry, force yourself to read on, look up the meaning in the dictionary, and you will gradually enter the realm of understanding.