Difference between revisions of "Expressing "for…" with "eryan""
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Revision as of 07:37, 26 September 2012
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对...而言 (duì...ér yán) means "from the point of view of" and is more formal than 对...来说.
Structure
对 + Noun + 而言 + [perspective]
Examples
- 对 一个 民族 而言，团结 可以 战胜 一切。
- 对 他 而言， 家庭 比 什么都重要。
- 对 80后 而言， 网恋 很 正常。
