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Definition 2024
而言
而言
Chinese
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
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to speak; to say; talk; word
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Verb
而言
- to be regarding; to be in terms of; to be speaking of; to be as far as something is concerned
- 就目前而言 ― jiù mùqián éryán ― as it stands
- 從總體而言 / 从总体而言 ― cóng zǒngtǐ éryán ― on the whole
- 相比而言 ― xiāngbǐ éryán ― by comparison
- 對於世界經濟而言，狀況同樣如此。 [MSC, trad.]
- 对于世界经济而言，状况同样如此。 [MSC, simp.]
- Duìyú shìjiè jīngjì éryán, zhuàngkuàng tóngyàng rúcǐ. [Pinyin]
- As far as the global economy is concerned, the situation is the same.
Usage notes
而言 (éryán) is always put at the end of a sentence structure which starts with a preposition, such as 對於／对于 (duìyú, “regarding”), 就 (jiù, “in [terms of]”) or 從／从 (cóng, “from”), or is collocated with 相比 (xiāngbǐ, “comparison”).