Expressing "for…" with "eryan"

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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

  • 一个 民族 而言,团结 可以 战胜 一切。For a people group, staying together can defeat everything else.
  • 而言, 家庭 比 什么都重要。According to him, family is more important than anything else.
  • 80后 而言, 网恋 很 正常。 For people born in the eighties, Internet dating is totally normal.

See also

Sources and Further Reading

HSK5