你没听懂我什么意思吗
“Didn't you understand what I meant?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是不听
“but he just wouldn't listen.”
你没听 懂我 什么意思 吗
“Didn't you understand what I meant?”
我说的是
“I was saying...”
“Stop acting dumb, you knew exactly what I meant.”
In Chinese interaction, listeners are expected to grasp underlying intent; questioning whether someone 'understood' often implies accusing them of willful disobedience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not understand (what was heard)
Resultative complement structure used to indicate failure in comprehending spoken words.
what meaning; what is meant
Can be a neutral inquiry or, with sharp intonation, an accusatory confrontation.
Turns the statement into a sharp rhetorical question challenging the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's where you don't get it.”
“I don't understand what you're saying”
“Why don't you still understand?”
“I don't get what you mean.”
“I don't understand what you mean.”
“Are you listening?”