那个时候你不是那么说的
“You didn't say that yesterday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
昨天怎么了
“What about yesterday?”
那个 时候 你不是 那么 说的
“You didn't say that yesterday.”
那种场合说的话
“What I said in that situation doesn't count.”
“You are contradicting yourself, and you know it.”
Chinese social interaction often differentiates between ceremonial rhetoric suitable for formal public occasions and honest private commitments, frequently sparking interpersonal disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at that time / back then
Used to reference a specific past moment when setting up a contrast with present actions.
didn't say it like that / didn't say so
A common spoken refutation used when catching someone in an inconsistency.