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而言 meaning in English

éryán

(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

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Meaning of 而言

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

éryán
  1. (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

而言 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

简jiǎn而ér言yán之zhī，我wǒ不bù同tóng意yì。
To put it briefly, I do not agree.
坐zuò而ér言yán不bù如rú起qǐ而ér行xíng。
Actions speak louder than words.
就jiù我wǒ而ér言yán，我wǒ很hěn满mǎn意yì。
As for me, I'm satisfied.
这zhè本běn书shū对duì我wǒ而ér言yán太tài贵guì了le。
This book is too expensive for me.
即jí使shǐ最zuì乐lè观guān而ér言yán，你nǐ也yě会huì被bèi赶gǎn出chū这zhè间jiān房fáng子zi。
Best case scenario, you get kicked out of the house.

Stroke order for each character

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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 而言.

而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
语言yǔyánlanguage
发言fāyánto make a speech; statement
而是ér shìrather
然而rán'érhowever; but; yet
反而fǎn'éron the contrary; instead
言语yányǔwords; speech
从而cóng'érthus; thereby
因而yīn'értherefore; as a result
留言liúyánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
传言chuányánrumor; hearsay
自言自语zìyán-zìyǔ(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

Questions about 而言

What does 而言 mean?

而言 (éryán) means "(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...".

How do you write 而言?

而言 is made of 2 characters: 而 (6 strokes), 言 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.