这就是说

這就是說

zhèjiùshìshuō

phrase #18,362

Meanings

这 (this) + 就是 (that is) + 说 (to say). This precisely means to say - in other words.

HSK 1

他不来了，这就是说我们少了一个人。

Tā bù lái le, zhèjiùshìshuō wǒmen shǎo le yí ge rén.

He's not coming - in other words, we're one person short.

HSK 5

价格涨了百分之二十，这就是说一百块的东西现在要一百二。

Jiàgé zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī èrshí, zhèjiùshìshuō yìbǎi kuài de dōngxi xiànzài yào yìbǎi èr.

Prices rose 20% - that means something that cost 100 yuan now costs 120.

HSK 6

合同到期了，这就是说我们得重新谈判。

Hétong dàoqī le, zhèjiùshìshuō wǒmen děi chóngxīn tánpàn.

The contract has expired - that is to say, we need to renegotiate.

usage

这就是说 is used to restate or clarify something just mentioned. Similar expressions: 也就是说 ('that is to say'), 换句话说 ('in other words').

这 zhè

就 jiù

是 shì

说 shuō