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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

而言 [éryán]
  1. 1. verb In this regard (usually combined with "就" to indicate to comment on one aspect only).
    对他而言, 事业才是最重要的。
    For him, career is always of top priority.
    对一般人而言,要在这么短时间完成这个任务不太可能。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

而言 [éryán]
  1. 1. ……来说(常跟"就"搭配使用,表示只从某一方面评说)
    这条规则是仅就一般情况而言的。

Examples

对于任何政府而言,漠视民心的后果就是自取灭亡。 漠视
相对于过去而言,我们已经取得了巨大的进步。 相对
物体是否运动是相对于参考系而言的。
Whether an object is moving or not depends on its reference system. 参考系
对他而言, 事业才是最重要的。
For him, career is always of top priority. 而言
相比较而言, 还是这篇文章略胜一筹。
By comparison, this article is a notch above. 略胜一筹
相比白酒而言, 我更喜欢喝麦酒。
I prefer beer to liquor. 麦酒
对我而言, 计算机编程是个未知领域。
Computer programming remains an unknown territory for me. 未知
能为国争光对我而言是无尚的光荣。
I am deeply honored to fight for the glory of our country. 无尚
对你而言, 卸除个小零件就这么难吗?
Is it so difficult for you to remove a small part? 卸除
就工作能力而言, 谁也不亚于谁, 只是你不用心罢了。
In terms of working ability, you are no worse than the others, it is just you don't put your heart in your work. 亚于

Word Decomposition


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[yán]

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