Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
miss the point
Chinese translation:
没有领会(某人的)意思；没有抓住其要点所在；没有领会(某话的)含义；
Added to glossary by
Kevin Yang
May 21, 2002 18:07
21 yrs ago
English term
sara
miss the point
Non-PRO
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
You've missed the point completely. What he meant was that...
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +5 | miss the point = 没有领会(某人的)意思；没有抓住其要点所在；没有领会(某事的)含义； |
Kevin Yang
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| 4 | 不得要领，不懂妙处 |
Libin PhD
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| 4 | 你完全给弄拧了。 |
Haichao Wang
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Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Kevin Yang
Native in Chinese
Translation, Graphic Design, Copywriting
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Korean, and 12 more.
Related KudoZ points
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346
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miss the point = 没有领会(某人的)意思；没有抓住其要点所在；没有领会(某事的)含义；
I agree with Ben Li and Haichao Wang's suggestions. In Chinese, there are many ways to say it. Here come my suggestions:
miss the point = 没有领会(某人的)意思；没有抓住其要点所在；没有领会(某事的)含义；
You've missed the point completely. What he meant was that...
你完全没有领会他的意思，他所要表达的意思是...
miss the point = 没有领会(某人的)意思；没有抓住其要点所在；没有领会(某事的)含义；
You've missed the point completely. What he meant was that...
你完全没有领会他的意思，他所要表达的意思是...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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16 mins
不得要领，不懂妙处
不得要领，不懂妙处，如不懂（笑话）妙在何处）
50 mins
Haichao Wang
Native in Chinese
Accurate, Fluent and Elegant
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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57
你完全给弄拧了。
他的意思是说……
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