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| − | * <em>对</em> 一个 民族 <em>而言</em>，团结 可以 战胜 | + | * <em>对</em> 一个 民族 <em>而言</em> ，团结 可以 战胜 一切 。<span class="trans">For a people group, staying together can defeat everything else.</span> |
| − | * <em>对</em> 他 <em>而言</em>， 家庭 比 | + | * <em>对</em> 他 <em>而言</em> ， 家庭 比 什么 都 重要 。<span class="trans">According to him, family is more important than anything else.</span> |
| − | * <em>对</em> 80后 <em>而言</em>， 网恋 很 | + | * <em>对</em> 80后 <em>而言</em> ， 网恋 很 正常 。 <span class="trans">For people born in the eighties, Internet dating is totally normal.</span> |
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*[[Using "dui"]] | *[[Using "dui"]] | ||
*[[Limiting scope with "jiu"]] | *[[Limiting scope with "jiu"]] | ||
*[["With regards to" as "zhiyu"]] | *[["With regards to" as "zhiyu"]] | ||
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[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 13 December 2017
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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 + [Point of View]
Examples
- 对 一个 民族 而言 ，团结 可以 战胜 一切 。For a people group, staying together can defeat everything else.
- 对 他 而言 ， 家庭 比 什么 都 重要 。According to him, family is more important than anything else.
- 对 80后 而言 ， 网恋 很 正常 。 For people born in the eighties, Internet dating is totally normal.
