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Relatively speaking in Chinese: 相对而言 (xiāng duì ér yán)

xiāng duì ér yán

relatively speaking

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 相對而言1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1relatively speaking
  2. 2comparatively speaking

Stroke order

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相
对
而
言

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

相对而言

Simplified

相對而言

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 相对而言,今年的冬天不算冷。

    xiāng duì ér yán, jīn nián de dōng tiān bú suàn lěng。

    Relatively speaking, this winter isn't that cold.

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Related words

对

duì

right

而

ér

and

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

互相

hù xiāng

each other

然而

rán ér

however

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

语言

yǔ yán

language

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