Learn Kung Fu and Chinese Mandarin

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Explanation:

It refers to say in other words.
换句话说(huàn jù huà shuō)，不是(búshì)我(wǒ)失败(shībài)了(le)，而是(érshì)他们(tāmen)没有(méiyǒu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)机会(jīhuì)。
In other words, it's not I failed but they didn't give me the chance at all.

Dialogues:

1.
——你(nǐ)在(zài)考试(kǎoshì)中(zhōng)的(de)表现(biǎoxiàn)没有(méiyǒu)达到(dádào)要求(yāoqiú)的(de)标准(biāozhǔn)，换句话说(huànjùhuàshuō)，你(nǐ)失败(shībài)了(le)。
Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard ,in other words, you failed.
——我(wǒ)太(tài)难过(nánguò)了(le)。
I'm so sad.

2.
——他(tā)的(de)公司(gōngsī)运行(yùnxíng)不(bù)正常(zhèngcháng)，换句话说(huànjùhuàshuō)，它(tā)有(yǒu)倒闭(dǎobì)的(de)危险(wēixiǎn)。
His company runs unusually. In other words, it faces the chance to go bankrupt.
——他(tā)确实(quèshí)不是(búshì)一个(yīgè)好(hǎo)的(de)组织者(zǔzhīzhě)。
He is not really a good organizer.

Background knowledge:

"换句话说"(huànjùhuàshuō)有(yǒu)进一步说(jìnyíbùshuō)，总结地说(zǒngjiédìshuō)的(de)意思(yìsi)。"换句话说"(huànjùhuàshuō)前面(qiánmian)的(de)内容(nèiróng)往往(wǎngwǎng)是(shì)在(zài)陈述(chénshù)客观(kèguān)现象(xiànxiàng)，后边(hòubian)才(cái)给(gěi)出(chū)结论(jiélùn)。如(rú)：用(yòng)不用(búyòng)他(tā)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)公司(gōngsī)内部(nèibù)的(de)事情(shìqíng)，换句话说(huànjùhuàshuō)，你(nǐ)无权(wúquán)过问(guòwèn)。"换句话说"(huànjùhuàshuō)是(shì)用(yòng)在(zài)较为(jiàowéi)正式(zhèngshì)的(de)场合(chǎnghé)，用于(yòngyú)层层(céngcéng)论证(lùnzhèng)，得出(déchū)的(de)一(yì)般(bān)也(yě)是(shì)不(bù)好(hǎo)的(de)结(jié)论(lùn)。

The meaning of "huàn jù huàshuō" refers to say more or summarize. Before "huàn jù huàshuō" some objective phenomena are stated. And the conclusion are given after "huàn jù huàshuō". For example, "it's our company affair. In other words ,you have no chance to ask about it. "huàn jù huàshuō" is used in formal situation to demonstrate ring upon ring. And the conclusion tends to be bad.