换句话说 (huàn jù huà shuō) — in other words; that is to say

Definition

Examples

• 他不太喜欢社交，换句话说，他是个内向的人。
  Tā bú tài xǐ huan shè jiāo, huàn jù huà shuō, tā shì gè nèi xiàng de rén.
  He doesn't like socializing very much; in other words, he's an introvert.
• 这个方案成本太高，换句话说，我们负担不起。
  Zhè ge fāng àn chéng běn tài gāo, huàn jù huà shuō, wǒ men fù dān bù qǐ.
  This plan costs too much; in other words, we can't afford it.
• 你需要在月底前完成报告，换句话说，时间很紧。
  Nǐ xū yào zài yuè dǐ qián wán chéng bào gào, huàn jù huà shuō, shí jiān hěn jǐn.
  You need to finish the report by the end of the month; in other words, time is tight.