# 就是说 (jiùshìshuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 就是说 (jiùshìshuō) means “in other words; that is to say”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in other words; that is to say
- Pinyin: jiùshìshuō (jiu4 shi4 shuo1)
- Traditional: 就是說
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他没来，就是说会议取消了。
  Tā méi lái, jiùshìshuō huìyì qǔxiāole.
  He didn't come, that is to say, the meeting was canceled.

## Characters

- [就](https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-then/) (jiù): then; precisely
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is
- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say

https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-shi-shuo-in-other-words/

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