<p>Actually,there is not a statement of 'I mean' in 'That is not what I mean'.</p>

<p>In Chinese, 'That is not what I mean.' is '那不是我的意思。'.</p>

<p>So, '我的意思' is just 'what I mean'.</p>

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I don't know
<p>As in "You have misunderstood, what I mean is that...."</p>

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“that is not what I mean” 这个不是我的意思。| What I mean is... 我的意思就是... | What do you mean? 你是什么意思？
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The natural way is 我不是这个意思
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How do you say "I mean", as in "that is not what I mean" ?
# How do you say "I mean", as in "that is not what I mean" ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-12-18)

As in "You have misunderstood, what I mean is that...."

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: “that is not what I mean” 这个不是我的意思。| What I mean is... 我的意思就是... | What do you mean? 你是什么意思？  
> **username_2**: The natural way is 我不是这个意思  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-12-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Actually,there is not a statement of 'I mean' in 'That is not what I mean'.

In Chinese, 'That is not what I mean.' is '那不是我的意思。'.

So, '我的意思' is just 'what I mean'.


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