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而言

ér yán

2-character word

What 而言 means

1. (typically preceded by 就…jiù xx or 對…|对…duì xx etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

The characters in 而言

• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Example sentences

• 坐而言不如起而行。
  Actions speak louder than words.
• 简而言之，我不同意。
  Jiǎn'éryánzhī, wǒ bù tóngyì.
  To put it briefly, I do not agree.
• 就我而言，我很满意。
  As for me, I am satisfied.
• 这本书对我而言太贵了。
  This book is too expensive for me.
• 这种茶对我而言不够甜。
  This tea isn't sweet enough for me.
• 总而言之，生命是很短的。
  Zǒng'éryánzhī, shēngmìng shì hěn duǎn de.
  In a word, life is short.

Words containing 而言

• 总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short; in a word; in brief
• 相对而言xiāng duì ér yánrelatively speaking; comparatively speaking
• 简而言之jiǎn ér yán zhīin a nutshell; to put it briefly
• 全球而言quán qiú ér yánglobally; worldwide
• 比较而言bǐ jiào ér yáncomparatively speaking
• 换而言之huàn ér yán zhīin other words
• 顾左右而言他gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
• 一般而言yī bān ér yángenerally speaking
• 概而言之gài ér yán zhīsame as 总而言之