Chinese phrase
我误会了 wǒ wù huì le
Meaning
I misunderstood
When to use it
This phrase says that the speaker got something wrong. It is often used to explain confusion or correct a mistake politely.
Example dialogue
你不是说今天下午开会吗？我已经在会议室等了。 nǐ bú shì shuō jīn tiān xià wǔ kāi huì ma wǒ yǐ jīng zài huì yì shì děng le
Didn't you say there was a meeting this afternoon? I've been waiting in the meeting room.
抱歉，我误会了，会议改到明天了。 bào qiàn wǒ wù huì le huì yì gǎi dào míng tiān le
Sorry, I misunderstood. The meeting was moved to tomorrow.