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换句话说
Idiomhuàn jù huà shuō
Description
当你想用别的方式再讲一次刚才的意思时，就可以说“换句话说”。
When you want to say the same thing in a different way, you can say "换句话说".
它常常放在句子开头，帮助别人更清楚地明白你的意思。
It is often placed at the beginning of a sentence to help others understand your meaning more clearly.
Meanings
换句话说huàn jù huà shuō
in other words; to put it another way
换句话说，你不想来了，对吗？
In other words, you don't want to come, right?
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Notes
- Etymology
literally "change (换) a sentence (句话) and say (说)"—restate the same idea differently.
- Nuance
used to rephrase or clarify; near-synonym 也就是说 is slightly more colloquial.
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