一般来说

一般來說

yībān láishuō

phrase HSK 4 #8,062

Meanings

一般来说，中国人喜欢喝热水。

Yībān láishuō, Zhōngguórén xǐhuan hē rèshuǐ.

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 láishuō, 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 láishuō, zhōumò rén bǐjiào duō.

Generally speaking, there are more people on weekends.

grammar

一般来说 sits at the start of a sentence to introduce a general statement. It can be swapped with 通常来说.

一 yī

般 bān

来 lái

说 shuō