You’re Paranoid! You’re Overthinking It! 你想多了!
You Are Paranoid in Chinese / You're Overthinking It in Chinese 你想多了
If someone said something and you disagree, how do you say it's not what you think in Chinese? In this short video lesson you will learn how to say you are paranoid in Chinese. There are two short dialogues and also one example sentence where you can say it's not what you think in Chinese. Feel free to click the slow audio for words used in the dialogues.
LESSON NOTES
Chinese Expression In this Video Lesson
你想多了
nǐ xiǎng duō le ！
It's not what you think! / You're paranoid!
You can use this as a response when
- someone tells you their opinion or their conclusion about something and you don't really agree with it
- someone tells you about a plan they have, and you don't really think it's going to work or happen
Grammatical Structures
| yàoshi...jiù... | 要是……就…… | If..., (then)... |
EG.要是明天下雨，我们就不去公园。
yàoshi míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù búqù gōngyuán
If it rains tomorrow, (then) we're not going to the park.
| shēng... de qì | 生……的气 生……的氣 |
be upset with... |
EG.你还在生我的气吗?
nǐ hái zài shēng wǒde qì ma
Are you still mad at me?
Vocabulary
| CHINESE | PINYIN | P.O.S | ENGLISH | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 说 說 | shuō | v. | to speak; to talk | |
| 想 | xiǎng | v. | to think | |
| 请 請 | qǐng | v. | to invite | |
| 吃饭 吃飯 | chīfàn | v.p. | to have a meal | |
| 喜欢 喜歡 | xǐhuān | v. | to like | |
| 借 | jiè | v. | to borrow | |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | n. | Chinese language | |
| 笔记 筆記 | bǐjì | n. | notes |
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Extra Words
| Chinese | PINYIN | P.O.S | ENGLISH | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 心情 | xīnqíng | n. | mood | |
| 我看 | wǒkàn | v.p. | I think... |
Dialogue
xiǎolóng shuō qǐng wǒ chīfàn, shì bú shì xǐhuān wǒ ’a
小龙说请我吃饭，是不是喜欢我啊？
Xiaolong said he wanted to treat me for dinner, you think he likes me?
nǐ xiǎng duō le! tā shì xiǎng jiè nǐ de zhōng wén bǐ jì
你想多了！他是想借你的中文笔记。
You’re paranoid. He just wants to borrow your Chinese (class) notes.
tā zhè jǐ tiān dōu bù gēn wǒ shuō huà, shì bú shì zài shēng wǒ de qì
她这几天都不跟我说话，是不是在生我的气？
She hasn’t spoken to me these past couple days. Do you think she’s upset with me?
nǐ xiǎng duō le. tā zhè jǐ tiān zhǐ shì xīn qíng bù hǎo
你想多了！她这几天只是心情不好。
You’re paranoid. She just hasn’t felt good these past few days.
Example Sentence
wǒ kàn shì nǐ xiǎng duō le
我看是你想多了！
I think you're just paranoid!