也就是说

MEANING

1. 壹连conjunction

   that is to say

   中用来解释或说明前面的话；换句话说yònglái jiěshì huò shuōmíng qiánmiàn de huà; huànjù huà shuō

   • yějiùshìshuō,tābúhuìláile.

     也就是说，他不会来了。🔊

     In other words, he won't be coming anymore.

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   • tāyǐjīngnénggòujiéhūnle，yějiùshìshuō，tāshìyǒufūzhīfù。

     她已经能够结婚了，也就是说，她是有夫之妇。🔊

     She is already of marriageable age — that is to say, she is a married woman.

2. 貳连conjunction

   in other words

   中用另一种方式表达同一个意思yòng lìng yī zhǒng fāngshì biǎodá tóngyī ge yìsi

   • yějiùshìshuō,tābùxiǎnglái.

     也就是说，他不想来。🔊

     In other words, he doesn't want to come.

3. 參连conjunction

   so

   中换个方式表达前面说过的话；意思是huàn gè fāngshì biǎodá qiánmiàn shuōguò de huà; yìsi shì

4. 肆连conjunction

   thus