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换句话说

huàn jù huà shuō · huan ju hua shuo

Traditional 換句話說

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A long essay

  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)我的(wǒde)作文(zuòwén)有点(yǒudiǎn)长(cháng)。

    The teacher said my essay is a bit long.

  2. Liangliang

    换句话说(huànjùhuàshuō)，你(nǐ)写(xiě)得(de)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)？

    In other words, you wrote too much?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，换句话说(huànjùhuàshuō)，要(yào)写(xiě)短(duǎn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes. In other words, I should write less.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)写(xiě)四百(sìbǎi)字(zì)就(jiù)行(xíng)了(le)。

    Then four hundred characters is enough.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)八百(bābǎi)字(zì)。

    I wrote eight hundred characters.

  6. Liangliang

    换句话说(huànjùhuàshuō)，你(nǐ)得(děi)删(shān)一半(yībàn)。

    In other words, you have to cut half.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

换(huàn)句(jù)话(huà)说(shuō), 我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)和(hé)他(tā)一(yì)起(qǐ)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

In other words, I don't like working with him.

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

02

换(huàn)句(jù)话(huà)说(shuō)，他(tā)就(jiù)背(bèi)叛(pàn)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)。

In other words, he betrayed us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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