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How to Say ‘I thought you went the wrong way.’ in Traditional Chinese

Q: How do you say "I thought you went the wrong way." in Traditional Chinese?

"I thought you went the wrong way." in Traditional Chinese is "我還以為你走錯了。". This phrase is commonly used in Taiwan.

Q: What does "我還以為你走錯了。" mean in English?

"我還以為你走錯了。" means "I thought you went the wrong way." in English. Usage tip: [還以為] sets up a mistaken assumption, and the full sentence often implies "but actually that wasn't true." It's useful when softening a complaint: [我還以為你知道這條路] sounds less direct than a blunt accusation.

我還以為你走錯了。

wǒ hái yǐ wèi nǐ zǒu cuò le

[waw hai ee way nee dzoh tswaw luh]

💬 Usage Tip: [還以為] sets up a mistaken assumption, and the full sentence often implies "but actually that wasn't true." It's useful when softening a complaint: [我還以為你知道這條路] sounds less direct than a blunt accusation.

Phrase Breakdown

我還以為

wǒ hái yǐ wèi

I even thought; I thought that

Used to express a mistaken assumption or impression.

Example

我還以為你不來了。

I thought you weren’t coming anymore.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.

Example

我還以為你走錯了，差點想提醒你。

I thought you had gone the wrong way and almost wanted to remind you.

還

hái

[hai]

still; also; in addition

Here it adds nuance to show a prior assumption, like 'actually' or 'even.'

Example

我還以為你走錯了，原來你是在避開塞車。

I thought you had gone the wrong way, but it turns out you were avoiding traffic.

以為

yǐ wèi

[ee way]

to think mistakenly; to assume

Used when you believed something was true but later found out it was wrong.

Example

我還以為你走錯了，結果是我誤會了。

I thought you had gone the wrong way, but it turned out I misunderstood.

你走錯了

nǐ zǒu cuò le

you went the wrong way

Means the speaker believed the other person had taken the wrong route.

Example

我以為你走錯了。

I thought you went the wrong way.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The second-person pronoun used to address another person.

Example

我還以為你走錯了，所以問了一下。

I thought you had gone the wrong way, so I asked.

走錯

zǒu cuò

[dzoh tswaw]

to go the wrong way; take a wrong route

Used when someone chooses the wrong path, road, or direction.

Example

我還以為你走錯了，因為這條路看起來比較遠。

I thought you had gone the wrong way because this route looked farther.

了

[luh]

completed action particle

A particle often placed at the end of a sentence to show a change of state or completed action.

Example

我還以為你走錯了，現在才知道不是。

I thought you had gone the wrong way; only now do I know that wasn't true.

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