也就是说

yě jiù shì shuō · ye jiu shi shuo

Traditional 也就是說

Meaning

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  1. in other words
  2. that is to say
  3. so
  4. thus

In a sentence

2 examples
01

也(yě)就(jiù)是(shì)说(shuō),他(tā)根(gēn)本(běn)不(bù)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)。

In other words, he doesn't want to do it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

会(huì)议(yì)改(gǎi)到(dào)周(zhōu)五(wǔ),也(yě)就(jiù)是(shì)说(shuō)我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)有(yǒu)三(sān)天(tiān)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)。

The meeting has been moved to Friday, which means we still have three days to prepare.

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