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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
而言
(typically preceded by 就…jiùxx or 对… etc) as far as... is concerned; speaking in terms of
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
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(typically preceded by 就…jiùxx or 对… etc) as far as... is concerned; speaking in terms of
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 而言 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 而言 appears in 27 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
As for me, I am satisfied.
The camera was essential for me.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 而言.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 而言.
Directly before
- 我而言9
- 人而言2
- 个人而言2
- 别人而言2
- 穷人而言1
Directly after
- 而言是4
- 而言就是2
- 而言却是1
- 而言无关紧要1
- 而言不如1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 而言
What does 而言 mean in Chinese?
而言 (éryán) means (typically preceded by 就…jiùxx or 对… etc) as far as... is concerned; speaking in terms of.
How do you pronounce 而言?
而言 is pronounced éryán.
Is 而言 an HSK word?
而言 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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