它不是这么回事
“That's not true.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
它
“That's not true.”
它 不是这么回事
“That's not true.”
我嫂子呢
“Where's my sister-in-law?”
“You've got it completely wrong, stop jumping to conclusions.”
Within family circles ('zijiren'), speakers frequently drop polite hedging and use direct, blunt denials when correcting misunderstandings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
like that / that kind of thing
A very common colloquial expression used to refer to a situation or the underlying reality of a matter.
that is not the case / it's not like that
Essential conversational phrase to deny an assertion, gossip, or misconception.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's not like that.”
“That's not it.”
“That's not it.”
“That is not the case.”
“He's not what you said.”
“It's not like that.”
“That's not what happened.”
“That's not true. That's not true.”
“That's not how it is. That's not how it is.”
“But... apparently not.”
“I knew it wasn't like this.”
“But it's not like that in reality.”
“It shouldn't be like this. It shouldn't be like this.”
“It's not like that. It is! It just is!”
“However, it doesn't match the reality.”
“last time.”
“That's what doesn't make sense.”