Difference between revisions of "Expressing "for…" with "eryan""
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| − | * <em>对</em> 一个 民族 <em>而言</em>，团结 可以 战胜 一切。 | + | * <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 什么都重要。 | + | * <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 正常。 | + | * <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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Revision as of 01:39, 3 July 2013
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Keywords
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.
