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而言

ér yán · er yan

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  1. (typically preceded by 就…[jiù xx] or 對…|对…[duì xx] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
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What is a weekend?

  1. Liangliang

    对(duì)我(wǒ)而言(éryán)，周末(zhōumò)最(zuì)重要(zhòngyào)。

    For me, the weekend matters most.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)你(nǐ)而言(éryán)，周末(zhōumò)就是(jiùshì)睡觉(shuìjiào)吧(ba)？

    For you, the weekend is just sleeping, right?

  3. Liangliang

    才不是(cáibùshì)，对(duì)我(wǒ)而言(éryán)，周末(zhōumò)就是(jiùshì)爬山(páshān)！

    No way. For me, the weekend is all about hiking!

  4. Dengdeng

    爬山(páshān)？对(duì)我(wǒ)而言(éryán)，那(nà)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Hiking? For me, that is too tiring.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)茶馆(cháguǎn)坐坐(zuòzuò)吧(ba)。

    Then this weekend let us go sit in a teahouse.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)要(yào)先(xiān)睡一觉(shuìyījiào)。

    Okay, but I want to sleep a bit first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

就(jiù)个(gè)人(rén)而(ér)言(yán), 我(wǒ)赞(zàn)同(tóng)这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)。

I, for one, am for the plan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)学(xué)生(sheng)而(ér)言(yán)，充(chōng)足(zú)的(de)睡(shuì)眠(mián)非(fēi)常(cháng)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

For students, getting enough sleep is very important.

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