Other meanings of numeralsIn Chinese, numerals aren’t only used as numbers. Some of them can be used as parts of phrases or idioms that have different meanings.
How to summarize a conversation with 简言之, 说白了 and 换句话说The phrases 简言之, 说白了 and 换句话说 have the same meaning and are used to summarize what has been said earlier.
Phrases with the structure 东A西B and 左A右B东 means "east" and 西 means "west", whereas 左 means "left" and 右 means "right". However, in phrases with the structure 东A西B and 左A右B, they have other meanings.
