你说这话是什么意思
“what do you mean by that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小李总
“Mr. Li Jr.,”
你说这 话 是什么意思
“what do you mean by that?”
周总
“Mr. Zhou,”
“Are you picking a fight with me?”
Directly asking someone 'what do you mean' often highlights a breach of implicit workplace harmony and signals immediate pushback.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Saying something like that / making that remark
Commonly prefaced to an objection when the speaker finds the preceding statement inappropriate or hostile.
What do you mean by that?
Frequently used as a direct, slightly tense challenge rather than an innocent question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what do you mean by that?”
“What do you mean by that, My Lady?”
“what exactly do you mean by that?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“what did you mean by that?”
“where is that coming from?”
“Could you explain the meaning of these words?”
“what's that supposed to mean? I overheard you ask Liu for leave.”
“What did he say? What does it mean? What does it mean?”