Chinese phrase
换句话说，〜 huàn jù huà shuō 〜
Meaning
in other words ___
When to use it
It restates an idea in simpler or clearer words. It introduces a paraphrase that makes the speaker's meaning more direct, often after a formal or less clear statement.
Example dialogue
这份预测不太乐观，换句话说，下季度可能要削减开支。 zhè fèn yù cè bú tài lè guān huàn jù huà shuō xià jì dù kě néng yào xuē jiǎn kāi zhī
This forecast is not very optimistic. In other words, we may need to cut expenses next quarter.
那我们先把可削减项列出来再讨论。 nà wǒ men xiān bǎ kě xuē jiǎn xiàng liè chū lái zài tǎo lùn
Then let's list the items that can be cut before discussing them.