你心里就是这么想的
“but that's what you're thinking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你没这么说
“You didn't say it,”
你 心里 就是这么想的
“but that's what you're thinking.”
你不更想他吗
“Don't you miss him even more?”
“Don't bother denying it; I know what you really feel deep down.”
In close Chinese interpersonal conflicts, disputants frequently claim to see through surface denials by claiming superior knowledge of what the other person holds 'in their heart' (心里).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to think inside one's heart; to harbor inner thoughts
Commonly used when contrasting a person's spoken words with their real internal feelings.
that is precisely what one thinks
Used emphatically to insist on one's assumption about another person's motives.
Affirms certainty and finality regarding the speaker's judgment.