而言

ér yán

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Phrase Common

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1. (typically preceded by 就…[jiù xx5] or 對…|对…[duì xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

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Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 7 min

Formal Topic Phrasing with 就...来说

Use 就...来说 to make formal comments about a topic, group, or case.

Reading: ér yán Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 6+ 8 min

Scope with 就...而言

Use 就...而言 for formal scope control in HSK 6 writing.

Reading: ér yán Open guide

Words Containing 而言

• 相对而言 相对而言 xiāng duì ér yán: relatively speaking
• 总而言之 总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī: in short
• 一般而言 一般而言 yī bān ér yán: generally speaking
• 全球而言 全球而言 quán qiú ér yán: globally; worldwide
• 换而言之 换而言之 huàn ér yán zhī: in other words
• 概而言之 概而言之 gài ér yán zhī: same as 總而言之|总而言之[zǒng ér yán zhī]
• 比较而言 比较而言 bǐ jiào ér yán: comparatively speaking
• 王顾左右而言他 王顾左右而言他 wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā: the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
• 简而言之 简而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī: in a nutshell

Child Words of 而言

• 而 而 ér: and
• 言 言 yán: words