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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E13 (34:53) HSK 2
wǒ yě bú shì zhè ge yì si

我也不是这个意思

“let me rephrase it.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 34:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì

不是

“No,”

wǒ yě bú shì zhè ge yì si CURRENT FOCUS

我也不是 这个 意思

“let me rephrase it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yě shì xiǎng chī gè fàn nǎ

“I just hope to introduce you”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CLARIFYING MISUNDERSTANDING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're taking my words the wrong way; that wasn't what I meant at all.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Clarifying Intent to Preserve Harmony

Saying '我也不是这个意思' allows the speaker to reject the other person's accusation without directly accusing them of lying, preserving social rapport.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #self_defense #misunderstanding #de_escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
也不是这个意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

not what one meant either; didn't mean that either

The gold standard spoken formula to dispute someone's misinterpretation of your words politely and defensively.

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3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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