…意味着…
means; signifies; implies
Structure
事实 （就／也） 意味着 结果／含义
What it means
Links a fact to what it implies or leads to: means, signifies, implies. 意味着 (yì wèi zhe) usually takes a whole clause or a noun phrase as its object.
How it is built
Fact +（就／也）意味着 + result／implication: 房价降了一半，意味着更多年轻人买得起房子了 (House prices have halved, which means more young people can afford a home).
When to use it
For consequences and significance. Adverbs go in front: 就意味着, 也意味着, 往往意味着; the negative is 不意味着, or 并不意味着 in an argument. For what a word means use 意思是.
Watch out
着 is part of the word: ✗意味了, ✗意味着了. Not for word meanings: ✗这个词意味着… ✓这个词的意思是….
Examples
这场胜利意味着机器第一次在围棋上超过了人类。
This victory meant that a machine had beaten humans at Go for the first time.
房价降了一半，意味着更多年轻人买得起房子了。
House prices have halved, which means more young people can afford a home.
输了一局，并不意味着输掉了整场比赛。
Losing one game does not mean losing the whole match.
Learn this in Lesson 150 · HSK 7–9: 人机大战：围棋 (Go: man against machine)
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