"talk past" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 各说各话
• 没有真正沟通

Definition

当人们各说各话时，他们各自表达自己的观点，却没有认真听对方，导致沟通不畅。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于形容讨论或争论时，双方没有真正理解彼此观点，常用表达是 'talk past each other'，不是单纯的忽略对方而是没有抓住对方要点。

Examples

Sometimes, people talk past each other in meetings and nothing gets solved.

有时候，人们在会议上**各说各话**，问题得不到解决。

They just talk past each other instead of listening.

他们只是**各说各话**，没有倾听。

It is hard to agree when we talk past each other.

我们**各说各话**时很难达成一致。

I think we’re just talking past each other here. Let’s start over.

我觉得我们现在只是**各说各话**，重新开始吧。

During the debate, both candidates kept talking past each other and the audience got confused.

辩论中，两位候选人一直在**各说各话**，观众都迷糊了。

We spent an hour talking past each other, but eventually found common ground.

我们**各说各话**了一个小时，但最终还是找到了共同点。