Diplomacy and Nuance

我理解您的立场，但是...

I understand your position but ...

wǒ lǐjiě nín de lìchǎng, dànshì ...

恕我直言...

With all due respect ...

shù wǒ zhí yán ...

您或许是对的，但是...

You may be right but ...

nín huòxǔ shì duì de, dànshì ...

我想从另一个角度来看这件事

I would like to shed light on this from another perspective

wǒ xiǎng cóng lìng yī gè jiǎodù lái kàn zhè jiàn shì

这是一个敏感的话题

This is a sensitive subject

zhè shì yī gè mǐngǎn de huàtí

我们必须谨慎处理

We must handle this carefully

wǒmen bìxū jǐnshèn chǔlǐ

我不想冒犯任何人

I do not want to offend anyone

wǒ bù xiǎng màofàn rènhé rén

也许我们可以换一种说法

Perhaps we could rephrase this

yěxǔ wǒmen kěyǐ huàn yī zhǒng shuōfǎ

这取决于具体情况

That depends on the context

zhè qǔjué yú jùtǐ qíngkuàng

我不想公开讨论这件事

I would prefer not to discuss this publicly

wǒ bù xiǎng gōngkāi tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì

我们在大体方向上达成了一致

We agree on the broad outlines

wǒmen zài dàtǐ fāngxiàng shàng dáchéng le yīzhì

让我们保持建设性

Let us remain constructive

ràng wǒmen bǎochí jiànshèxìng