来说

來說

láishuō

phrase #359

Meanings

1 for; as far as... is concerned
2 in terms of; speaking of

Characters

to speak; to say

Examples

对我来说，这很重要。

Duì wǒ lái shuō, zhè hěn zhòngyào.

For me, this is very important.

一般来说，他很准时。

Yībān lái shuō, tā hěn zhǔnshí.

Generally speaking, he is punctual.

对初学者来说不太难。

Duì chūxuézhě lái shuō bú tài nán.

For beginners, it's not too hard.

Tips

grammar

来说 appears in two key patterns: 对...来说 (from someone's perspective) and X来说 where X is an adverb like 一般/总的/严格 (一般来说 generally speaking, 总的来说 overall, 严格来说 strictly speaking).

Stroke Order

来 lái

说 shuō