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也就是说

yě jiù shì shuō
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 也就是说

也就是
yě jiù shì

that is

就是
jiù shì

exactly; precisely

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

也
yě

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)

说
shuì

to persuade

就
jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

就是说
jiù shì shuō

in other words; that is