这就是说

這就是說

zhèjiùshìshuō

phrase HSK 6 #18,362

Meanings

1 in other words; that is to say; this means

Characters

precisely is; that is

to say; to mean

This precisely means to say — in other words.

Examples

他不来了，这就是说我们少了一个人。

Tā bù lái le, zhè jiù shì shuō wǒmen shǎo le yī gè rén.

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

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, zhè jiù shì shuō yībǎi kuài de dōngxi xiànzài yào yībǎi èr.

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

合同到期了，这就是说我们得重新谈判。

Hétóng dào qī le, zhè jiù shì shuō wǒmen děi chóngxīn tánpàn.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

这 zhè

就 jiù

是 shì

说 shuō