而言

éryán

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Meanings

HSK 1

对他而言，这不是问题。

Duì tā éryán, zhè búshì wèntí.

For him, this isn't a problem.

HSK 4

就我而言，我同意你的看法。

Jiù wǒ éryán, wǒ tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.

As far as I'm concerned, I agree with your view.

HSK 5

总体而言，今年的情况比去年好。

Zǒngtǐ éryán, jīnnián de qíngkuàng bǐ qùnián hǎo.

Overall, the situation this year is better than last year.

grammar

而言 follows patterns like 就...而言 (as far as ... goes), 对...而言 (for ...), 总体而言 (overall), 一般而言 (generally speaking). It is more formal than 来说.

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