Expressing "for…" with "eryan"

对⋯⋯而言 (duì...ér yán) means "from the point of view of" and is more formal than 对⋯⋯来说.

Structure

对 + Party + 而言 ，⋯⋯

Examples

• 对 一个 民族 而言 ，团结 可以 战胜 一切 。Duì yīgè mínzú ér yán, tuánjié kěyǐ zhànshèng yīqiè.For a people group, staying together can defeat everything else.
• 对 消费者 而言 ，促销 活动 很 有 吸引力 。Duì xiāofèi zhě ér yán, cùxiāo huódòng hěn yǒu xīyǐn lì.For consumers, the sales promotion is very appealing.
• 对 80后 而言 ，网恋 很 正常 。 Duì 80 hòu ér yán, wǎngliàn hěn zhèngcháng.For people born in the eighties, Internet dating is totally normal.

See also

• Using "dui" with verbs
• Limiting scope with "jiu"
• "With regards to" as "zhiyu"

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5