一般说来

一般說來

yībān shuōlái

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

HSK 2

一般说来，夏天比冬天热。

Yībān shuōlái, xiàtiān bǐ dōngtiān rè.

Generally speaking, summer is hotter than winter.

HSK 3

一般说来，学习语言需要很多时间。

Yībān shuōlái, xuéxí yǔyán xūyào hěnduō 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