一般而言

yìbān ér yán

conjunction #38,181

Meanings

HSK 4

一般而言,夏天比冬天热。

Yìbān ér yán, xiàtiān bǐ dōngtiān rè.

Generally speaking, summer is hotter than winter.

HSK 4

一般而言,学中文需要很多时间。

Yìbān ér yán, xué Zhōngwén xūyào hěnduō shíjiān.

In general, learning Chinese takes a lot of time.

HSK 4

一般而言,这种做法是有效的。

Yìbān ér yán, zhèzhǒng zuòfǎ shì yǒuxiào de.

Generally speaking, this approach works.

Formal/written. In speech, 一般来说 is more common. Often appears at the start of a sentence.

一 yī

般 bān

而 ér

言 yán