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也就是

Mandarin · pinyin yě jiù shì

in other words; i.e.

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也: yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

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3–4–4 · ye3 jiu4 shi4

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