我不是那个意思 我是说
“That's not what I meant. I mean...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The way you put it, you've experienced all of life's hardships, huh?”
我不是那个意思 我是说
“That's not what I meant. I mean...”
香香 奶奶
“Xiang. Grandma.”
“You're twisting my words into something worse than I meant.”
When an interlocutor reacts with biting sarcasm, directly disavowing the offensive interpretation is crucial to preserving the relational atmosphere.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not what one means / didn't mean that
An essential spoken conversational repair phrase to instantly clear up accidental offense or misunderstanding.
what I mean is / I am saying
Used right after correcting a misunderstanding to introduce the intended explanation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's not what I mean. I mean...”
“That's not what I mean.”
“I didn't mean to offend you.”
“That's not what I meant.”
“It's not about that. - I don't want credit... - Well...”
“That's not what I meant. I saw you laughing heartily just now.”
“That's not what I meant. I... I... I think you're handsome.”