一般说来

一般說來

yībānshuōlái

phrase #26,816

Meanings

1 generally speaking
2 in general
3 as a rule

Characters

sort; kind; general

to speak; to say

to come; (resultative complement)

Examples

一般说来，夏天比冬天热。

Yībān shuō lái, xiàtiān bǐ dōngtiān rè.

Generally speaking, summer is hotter than winter.

一般说来，学习语言需要很多时间。

Yībān shuō lái, xuéxí yǔyán xūyào hěn duō shíjiān.

In general, learning a language takes a lot of time.

Tips

grammar

一般说来 typically appears at the beginning of a sentence as a discourse marker. It can be shortened to 一般 in more casual speech.

Stroke Order

一 yī

般 bān

说 shuō

来 lái