Meaning of 相对而言
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiāngduì'éryán
- relatively speaking
- comparatively speaking
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相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes
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对 duì · right · 5 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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言 yán · words · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 相对而言.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 语言 | yǔyán | language |
| 对话 | duìhuà | to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph |
| 绝对 | juéduì | absolute; unconditional |
| 面对 | miànduì | to face; to confront |
Questions about 相对而言
What does 相对而言 mean?
相对而言 (xiāngduì-éryán) means "relatively speaking; comparatively speaking".
How do you write 相对而言?
相对而言 is made of 4 characters: 相 (9 strokes), 对 (5 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 言 (7 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 相对而言 an HSK word?
Yes. 相对而言 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 相对而言 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 相对而言 is written 相對而言.