一般来说

一般來說

yìbān láishuō

phrase #8,062

Meanings

HSK 3

一般来说，中国人喜欢喝热水。

Yìbān láishuō, Zhōngguórén xǐhuan hē rèshuǐ.

Generally speaking, Chinese people like to drink hot water.

HSK 3

一般来说，学一门语言需要几年时间。

Yìbān láishuō, xué yī mén yǔyán xūyào jǐ nián shíjiān.

Generally speaking, learning a language takes a few years.

HSK 3

一般来说，周末人比较多。

Yìbān 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