而言

ér yán · er yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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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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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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