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Simplfied Chinese
也就是说
Traditional Chinese
也就是說
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yě jiù shì shuō
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ya5 jau6 si6 syut3
Short definition so
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions in other wordsMDBG icon / that is to sayMDBG icon / thusMDBG icon / soMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso:
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: in other words; that is to say; so; thus
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: OR
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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他是( tā shì)
一个(yī gè) a
极有(jí yǒu) even to have
礼貌(lǐ mào) polite
的人( de rén)
也就是说(yě jiù shì shuō) so
(tā) another
内心的( nèi xīn de) endocentric
想法(xiǎng fǎ) notion
永远(yǒng yuǎn) forever
没有人(méi yǒu rén) nobody
(néng) may
看得(kànde)
穿(chuān) to wear

He has impeccable manners, which means you can never be sure what he actually thinks!

她不( tā bù)
关心别人( guān xīn bié rén) to care for others
也就是说(yě jiù shì shuō) so
她很( tā hěn)
自私(zì sī) selfishness

She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish.

也就是说(yě jiù shì shuō) so
(tā) another
根本(gēn běn) root
不想做(bù xiǎng zuò bú xiǎng zuò) not to want to do

In other words, he doesn't want to do it.

他们将
(zài) (located) at
三天(sān tiān) three days
(hòu) behind
离开(lí kāi) to separate
(nà nā nā) Na
也就是说(yě jiù shì shuō) so
(zài) (located) at
六月(liù yuè) June
十日(shírì)

They are leaving in three days, that is to say June 10th.

也就是说(yě jiù shì shuō) so
(wǒ) I
更加(gèng jiā) even more
(dìde) -ly
了解了(liǎo jiě le) to understand
中国(zhōng guó) China

That's to say, I have a better understanding of the Chinese nation.

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