Meaning of 也就是说
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yějiùshìshuō
- in other words
- that is to say
- so
- thus
也就是说 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她不关心别人；也就是说，她很自私。
She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish.
也就是说，他根本不想做。
In other words, he doesn't want to do it.
他们将在三天后离开, 那也就是说在六月十日。
They are leaving in three days, that is to say June 10th.
也就是说，我更加地了解了中国。
That's to say, I have a better understanding of the Chinese nation.
Stroke order for each character
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也 yě · also · 3 strokes
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就 jiù · in that case · 12 strokes
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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes
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说 shuō · to speak · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 也就是说.
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 也许 | yěxǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 就要 | jiùyào | will; shall |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 说明 | shuōmíng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 小说 | xiǎoshuō | novel; fiction |
Questions about 也就是说
What does 也就是说 mean?
也就是说 (yějiùshìshuō) means "in other words; that is to say".
How do you write 也就是说?
也就是说 is made of 4 characters: 也 (3 strokes), 就 (12 strokes), 是 (9 strokes), 说 (9 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.
Is 也就是说 an HSK word?
Yes. 也就是说 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 也就是说 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 也就是说 is written 也就是說.