你的意思是 有人当面交给他
“You mean someone gave it to him in person?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“this must have been a spur-of-the-moment action that night.”
你的意思是 有人 当面 交给 他
“You mean someone gave it to him in person?”
会是谁呢
“Who could it be?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Paraphrasing someone's premise using '你的意思是' maintains collaborative harmony while sharpening mutual focus in problem-solving.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Do you mean... / Are you saying that...
A very useful conversational starter for clarifying another person's implication or proposal.
face-to-face; in person
Used as an adverbial modifier before action verbs like handing over, speaking, or confronting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have to give such an important document to her in person.”
“And what does it mean for me to hand it over to you?”
“What do you mean by asking me to hand it over to him?”
“If not him, then who?”
“If he wants to drive you, let him. Yes.”
“For occasions where it's inconvenient for you to show up, you can leave it to me.”