Chinese phrase
我不是故意的 wǒ bú shì gù yì de
Meaning
I didn't mean to
When to use it
This says that an action was not intentional. It often softens an apology after something causes upset.
Example dialogue
你刚刚那句话让我很难过。 nǐ gāng gāng nà jù huà ràng wǒ hěn nán guò
What you just said made me very sad.
我不是故意的，对不起。 wǒ bú shì gù yì de duì bù qǐ
I didn't mean to, I'm sorry.