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而言
éryán
1. with regard to (preceding phrase)
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶
言
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (6)

一般而言
yībānéryán
generally speaking
概而言之
gàiéryánzhī
same as [[總而言之|总而言之<zǒngéryánzhī>]]
比较而言
bǐjiàoéryán
comparatively speaking
简而言之
jiǎnéryánzhī
in a nutshell
总而言之
zǒngéryánzhī
in short
HSK 6
王顾左右而言他
wánggùzuǒyòuéryántā
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,021 of 84,292