Chinese phrase
这不是你的错 zhè bú shì nǐ de cuò
Meaning
It's not your fault
When to use it
States that someone is not responsible for a problem. It is often used to comfort a person after a mistake and to show that blame does not fall on them.
Example dialogue
我把会议材料发错了，真不好意思。 wǒ bǎ huì yì cái liào fā cuò le zhēn bù hǎo yì si
I sent the meeting materials to the wrong place. I'm really sorry.
没关系，这不是你的错，我们现在重新发就行。 méi guān xì zhè bú shì nǐ de cuò wǒ men xiàn zài chóng xīn fā jiù xíng
It's okay. It's not your fault. We can just send them again now.