How to politely ask “What do you really mean?” Every now and then in conversation it’s normal for us to have suspicions about the true intentions of a question, comment, proposal, etc., that someone says to us. Having some standard responses ready would be useful.
Of course they may not directly explain even then, so should the next response get less polite, or more?
There are many ways to say it. The 6 pairs below arranged from polite with respect --&gt; polite --&gt; demanding w/patience --&gt; demanding w/impatience.
1a - 我不太瞭解您的意思, 可以請您解釋解釋嗎?
1b - 我不太瞭解您所說的, 可以請您解釋一下嗎?
2a - 我不太瞭解您的意思, 可以麻煩您解釋解釋嗎?
2b - 我不太瞭解您所說的, 可以麻煩您解釋一下嗎?
3a - 我不瞭解你的意思, 勞駕解釋解釋好嗎?
3b - 我不瞭解你所說的, 勞駕解釋一下好嗎?
4a - 我不瞭解你的意思, 解釋解釋好吧?
4b - 我不瞭解你所說的, 解釋一下好吧?
5a - 我不瞭解你的意思, 解釋解釋吧!
5b - 我不瞭解你所說的, 解釋一下吧!
6a - 我聽不懂你的意思, 解釋解釋.
6b - 我聽不懂你所說的, 解釋清楚一點.