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一般来说

一般來說
yībānláishuō
phrase HSK 4 #8,062

Meanings

  1. 1 generally speaking
  2. 2 in general
  3. 3 usually

Examples

一般来说，中国人喜欢喝热水。
Yībān lái shuō, Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan hē rè shuǐ.
Generally speaking, Chinese people like to drink hot water.
一般来说，学一门语言需要几年时间。
Yībān lái shuō, xué yī mén yǔyán xūyào jǐ nián shíjiān.
Generally speaking, learning a language takes a few years.
一般来说，周末人比较多。
Yībān lái shuō, zhōumò rén bǐjiào duō.
Generally speaking, there are more people on weekends.

Tips

grammar
一般来说 is placed at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a general statement. It can be replaced by 通常来说 (tōngcháng lái shuō).

Stroke Order

一 yī
般 bān
来 lái
说 shuō