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就是说 meaning in English

jiùshìshuō

in other words; that is

HSK 6Traditional 就是說30 strokes

Meaning of 就是说

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiùshìshuō
  1. in other words; that is

How to use 就是说

就是说 introduces a rephrasing, summary, or conclusion of what was just said, like "in other words" or "that means" in English. It often starts a clause after a comma, and in speech it can also be a question asking someone to clarify. Example: 他明天不来，就是说我们得自己做。(Tā míngtiān bù lái, jiùshìshuō wǒmen děi zìjǐ zuò.) He is not coming tomorrow, which means we have to do it ourselves.

Break it into 就是 (jiùshì, exactly is) plus 说 (shuō, to say): "what that exactly says is..." You use it right before you restate an idea in clearer words.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 就是说 to add new information, like "also" or "for example". It should only restate or draw a conclusion from what came before. Also keep 就 (jiù) in the fourth tone. Do not say it with the third tone like 九 (jiǔ).

就是说 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā不bù关guān心xīn别bié人rén；也yě就jiù是shì说shuō，她tā很hěn自zì私sī。
She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish.
也yě就jiù是shì说shuō，他tā根gēn本běn不bù想xiǎng做zuò。
In other words, he doesn't want to do it.
他tā们men将jiāng在zài三sān天tiān后hòu离lí开kāi, 那nà也yě就jiù是shì说shuō在zài六liù月yuè十shí日rì。
They are leaving in three days, that is to say June 10th.
也yě就jiù是shì说shuō，我wǒ更gèng加jiā地dì了liǎo解jiě了le中zhōng国guó。
That's to say, I have a better understanding of the Chinese nation.
他tā在zài一yī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.

Stroke order for each character

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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 就是说.

还是háishistill (as before); had better
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
说话shuōhuàto speak; to say
但是dànshìbut; however
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
就要jiùyàowill; shall
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time
正是zhèngshìis precisely
说明shuōmíngto explain; to illustrate
小说xiǎoshuōnovel; fiction
老是lǎoshìalways

Questions about 就是说

What does 就是说 mean?

就是说 (jiùshìshuō) means "in other words; that is".

How do you write 就是说?

就是说 is made of 3 characters: 就 (12 strokes), 是 (9 strokes), 说 (9 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.

Is 就是说 an HSK word?

Yes. 就是说 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 就是说 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 就是说 is written 就是說.

What is the difference between 就是说 and 也就是说?

They mean the same thing. 也就是说 (yě jiùshìshuō) is a little more formal and very common in writing and explanations. 就是说 is shorter and feels more conversational.

Can 就是说 be used as a question?

Yes. With rising intonation or a question particle, such as 就是说你不去了？(Jiùshìshuō nǐ bú qù le?) "So you mean you are not going?", it asks the other person to confirm your understanding.

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