Chinese word

换句话说

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuàn jù huà shuō

Meaning

  • conjunctionin other words

Example

换句话说，我们要早点出发。huàn jù huà shuō wǒ men yào záo diǎn chū fā

In other words, we should leave earlier.

Illustration for 换句话说 (in other words)

More examples

换句话说，意思不是我们不在乎，而是时间不够。huàn jù huà shuō yì si bú shì wǒ men bú zài hū ér shì shí jiān bú gòu

In other words, what this means is not that we do not care, but that we do not have enough time.

Core concept

The same point carried from an original wording into a simpler or more suitable one.

Common phrases

  • 换句话说，意思是huàn jù huà shuō yì si shì

    in other words, it means

  • 换句话说并不是huàn jù huà shuō bìng bú shì

    in other words it is not

Similar words

也就是说yě jiù shì shuō: Restates what was just said in spoken conversation to make its meaning clear.
也就是yě jiù shì: Restates the previous explanation in simpler or more concrete words.
简单来说jiǎn dān lái shuō: Summarizes a complicated or lengthy explanation in a short, simple way.
换言之huàn yán zhī: Restates what came before in different words in a somewhat formal way.

Definition in Chinese

用其他更简明或更恰当的话把前面的意思重新表述，使意思更清楚。yòng qí tā gèng jiǎn míng huò gèng qià dàng de huà bǎ qián miàn de yì si chóng xīn biǎo shù shǐ yì si gèng qīng chǔ

Word origin

换句话说 (huànjùhuàshuō, "in other words") literally presents a change of wording through 换 (huàn, "change") + 句 (jù, "sentence") + 话 (huà, "words") + 说 (shuō, "say").

Usage tips

  • The words after this connector normally clarify or condense what came before, so the relationship is one of restatement rather than a completely new claim.

Other meanings

  • that isconjunction
  • in shortconjunction

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