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换言之

huàn yán zhīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
in other words
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-27f8858185c1db61. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

換言之 换言之 [huan4 yan2 zhi1] /in other words/

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Other forms in these source records: 換言之

  • 换
    huàn

    to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.