Rephrasing with 就是说 and 换句话说
Use (这)就是说, 也就是说 and 换句话说 to say an idea again in plainer words or spell out what it means.
문형
Statement，(这/也)就是说，+ restatement; Statement。换句话说，+ restatement
Say it once, then say it more plainly: 就是说 tells the listener what you really mean.
他是我妈妈的哥哥，也就是说，他是我舅舅。
When to use Rephrasing with 就是说 and 换句话说
就是说 means “that is to say, which means”. It comes after a statement, at the start of the next clause, and says the same idea in plainer words or spells out what it means for the listener. 这就是说 adds 这 to point back at the previous sentence, and 也就是说 is a very common everyday variant.
这家店周一到周五开门，就是说，周末不开门。
This shop is open Monday to Friday, which means it’s closed on weekends.
票已经卖完了。这就是说，我们今天看不了了。
The tickets are sold out. That means we can’t see it today.
就是说，我们明天不用上课？
So you mean we don’t have class tomorrow?
这次考试六十分及格。换句话说，五十九分就不及格。
The pass mark is 60. In other words, 59 is a fail.
흔한 실수
- Don’t use 就是说 for a new result: say 下雨了，所以我没去, not 下雨了，就是说我没去.
- 就是说 comes after the statement it explains: say 票卖完了，就是说我们看不了了, not 就是说票卖完了，我们看不了了.
- In a quick chat, 就是说 or 也就是说 sounds natural; 换句话说，你明天不来？ sounds like a lecture. Say 就是说，你明天不来？
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