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就是说

jiù shì shuō · jiu shi shuo

Traditional 就是說

HSK 6

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  1. in other words; that is
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So, in other words

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)会议(huìyì)三点(sāndiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)，四点(sìdiǎn)结束(jiéshù)。

    Our meeting starts at three and ends at four.

  2. Liangliang

    就是说(jiùshìshuō)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)开(kāi)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)的(de)会(huì)？

    In other words, we have a one-hour meeting?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，就是说(jiùshìshuō)，你(nǐ)三点(sāndiǎn)一定(yīdìng)到(dào)。

    Right. So you must be there at three.

  4. Liangliang

    就是说(jiùshìshuō)，我(wǒ)三点半(sāndiǎnbàn)来(lái)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)吗(ma)？

    So is it fine if I come at 3:30?

  5. Dengdeng

    就是说(jiùshìshuō)，你(nǐ)要(yào)迟到(chídào)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)？

    So you want to be half an hour late?

  6. Liangliang

    就是说(jiùshìshuō)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)先(xiān)吃(chī)点心(diǎnxin)再(zài)来(lái)。

    So I can eat snacks first and then come.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)一(yì)周(zhōu)前(qián)离(lí)开(kāi)去(qù)往(wǎng)欧(ōu)洲(zhōu)，就(jiù)是(shì)说(shuō)，是(shì)在(zài)五(wǔ)月(yuè)十(shí)号(hào)。

He left for Europe a week ago, that is, on the tenth of May.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)周(zhōu)末(mò)不(bù)开(kāi)门(mén)，就(jiù)是(shì)说(shuō)我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)能(néng)平(píng)时(shí)去(qù)。

This shop doesn't open on weekends, which means we can only go on weekdays.

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