我不是这个意思
“That's not what I meant.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“there won't be any problems.”
我不是这个意思
“That's not what I meant.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Because Chinese communication relies heavily on implicit subtext, speakers frequently need explicit clarification phrases like this when hints are misinterpreted.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
That's not what I meant / I didn't mean that
Essential conversational formula used to quickly refute a misinterpretation or defuse tension when words are taken the wrong way.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's not what I meant.”
“That's not what I meant.”
“that's not what I meant.”
“I didn't mean that.”
“That's not what I meant!”
“I didn't mean to offend you.”
“that's not what I meant.”
“That's not what I meant, really.”
“let me rephrase it.”
“That's not what I mean.”
“That's not what I mean. I mean...”
“Wouldn't that be meaningful?”