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也就是说

yě jiù shì shuō · ye jiu shi shuo

Traditional 也就是說

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，咖啡(kāfēi)要(yào)等(děng)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    The owner says the coffee needs twenty minutes.

  2. Dengdeng

    也就是说(yějiùshìshuō)，我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)去(qù)隔壁(gébì)买(mǎi)面包(miànbāo)？

    So, should we buy bread next door first?

  3. Liangliang

    隔壁(gébì)的(de)面包店(miànbāodiàn)今天(jīntiān)关门(guānmén)。

    The bakery next door is closed today.

  4. Dengdeng

    也就是说(yějiùshìshuō)，我们(wǒmen)只能(zhǐnéng)等(děng)了(le)。

    So we can only wait.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，也就是说(yějiùshìshuō)，我们(wǒmen)有(yǒu)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)聊天(liáotiān)。

    Right, so we have twenty minutes to chat.

  6. Dengdeng

    也就是说(yějiùshìshuō)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)先(xiān)说说(shuōshuo)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)梦(mèng)了(le)！

    So I can start by telling you about my dream from yesterday!

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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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